FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A mother with her 1-year-old baby in a sling fought off a stranger who tried to snatch the child from her back Thursday morning near West Palm Beach, authorities said.
The mom was cleaning out her car in front of her home when she was startled by the woman standing behind her, authorities say. She only could see the stranger's eyes: The stranger was wearing a hood covering the rest of her head.
The stranger tried to grab the baby from the sling, but the baby's mother successfully fought her off. The assailant escaped in a car driven by another woman. Now, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says both women are wanted in connection with the attempted kidnapping.
It happened at 9:46 a.m. in front of the baby's home in the Westgate neighborhood near West Palm Beach, authorities said.
The mother was vacuuming her car in front of the house when she saw the stranger standing behind her. The baby's mother saw the woman run away and get into a silver four-door Honda whose driver was waiting for her.
