http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside...84229-20890356/


"A TRAUMATISED mum today urged people to help find a man who snatched her nine-week-old baby during a walk on an East Cleveland beach.

Nicole Kemp could only scream in horror as the stranger grabbed the pushchair carrying her son shouting: “You don’t know what it’s like not being able to have children of your own.

“I’ll pay you for him. How much do you want?”

But as the man tried to run off a Good Samaritan appeared and challenged him, forcing him to leave baby Mitchell Morrison and run off.

Neither mum or son were injured but Nicole was left extremely shaken.

Today, as she recovered from her ordeal she told how the stroll in the sun on the almost deserted beach turned into a nightmare.

She and baby Mitchell, who was born at James Cook University Hospital, had walked from their home in Sycamore Walk, Westfield Estate, Loftus, to Skinningrove to get fresh air on Thursday lunchtime.

She said: “I had been to the beach there once before without any problem.

“I was on the rocky part just before the sands start. There weren’t many people about.

“The first inkling I had there was anything wrong was when this man snatched my son in the pushchair.

“It was terrifying.

“I just started shouting at him to give my son back. Then he shouted at me and offered to buy the child and I just said ‘Give him back!’

“But he just started walking away pushing Mitchell away.

“I started screaming for help and then this other man in his thirties or forties appeared.

“He told him to get off my son and the man just ran away towards Carlin How in the direction of the cliff road.

“Neither me nor my baby was hurt, but I am very shaken. I couldn’t have stopped him - I’m only 5ft 4ins.

“I would like to warn people about this man.”

And she appealed for information to identify the man who rushed to her aid so she can thank him properly.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the attempted abduction which happened between noon and 12.30pm on Thursday."

My mums shorter than that and she still would have decked him.

I'm only 5 ft 1 and if anyone tried to grab any of my 3, there wouldn't be a place on earth they could hide. I don't know if I would be successful but I bloody well try.
Still this woman was probably in shock when it happened, I dont care where you're from someone jsut grabbing your baby I'm sure isn't that common an occurance.

Wow that would be scary . I'm pretty sure anyone in that situation would do anything in their power to stop them getting away . I know i would.

Thankfully they are both safe and i think she has done the right thing warning others to be on the lookout for him .

I'm only 5'5" and I would have done a flying leap and bit through his jugular. But really, I can understand the shock of such a thing and it could take a moment to get your brain together. The wrath of a mother is like the wrath of God in many ways. Most would die to defend thier young and you are gonna go down, hard.

I'm 5'2" and 44 yrs old let me tell ya I would run my ass off to catch him and if I did im kickin some ass. Been down that road before you hit me im hitting back no matter how big you are. And you take my baby...........oh no its gonna get ugly. Thank GOD for the man who came along to help her.

Other than worry that I would hurt my baby trying ot get him back, there is no way that man would get out of my sight while he had my baby. If I couldn't physically get my child back, I would be cscreaming 'fire' or whatever to get people's attention.

When it comes to our kids, our andrenelin kicks in and we all become "Wonder Woman"..She was lucky that this man helped her, I wonder what she would have done if noone was around....Fortunately he was, and the baby was safe...One thing I never did, was take any of the kids to a spot that I knew was going to be isolated, and if I took them elsewhere and there was no-one around, we didn't stay.....

So true goalienan always make sure there are others around she and her baby are very lucky. Crazy people are out there.

true and sad

I agree - even in the wild maternal instinct kick in even for the most timid animals and they can become very fierce. I know this was a traumatic exerpience for this woman but I think she's lacking a bit in the maternal instinct department.

really.. something wrong you say??? well duh!



seems to me like you need to grow some.. i've stopped a guy who is 6'5".. im 5'3".... now if someone tried to take my child they would not get far. seems to me something is a little amiss here

i agree to that

I couldn’t have stopped him - I’m only 5ft 4ins.


A mother stands there and screams while some stranger is taking her baby, hmmmm this woman needs help!
I am 4'11 and I be damned if anyone ever tries to take off with my kids or lays a hand on my kids, it aint happening, I dont care if the dude is 7 ft tall , big , hairy, and mean. When it comes to your children, a MOTHER is their protector. Stand there and just scream.. makes you wonder does she really want this baby? Attention grabber to public?
A real mother wouldnt just sit there while the man is walking off.

spoken like a true mom..