Watch: Mom uses child to steal woman's handbag at restaurant
Disgusting! A mother has been caught on camera getting her children to do the unthinkable.
We’ve seen those videos of handbags being stolen in public before, but no matter how many times we see them, we still can’t believe it happens in the blink of an eye.
Video footage has captured the moment a small child, accompanied by her mother and two siblings, is caught stealing a customer’s bag at a restaurant in a mall in Cape Town.
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The woman, who sat at a table outside the restaurant, is clearly ignorant of the family of four who can be seen hovering, eagerly eyeing out the lady’s handbag which is on the floor next to her.
After a few moments of waiting for the coast to be clear, the eldest child kneels down and slowly pulls the bag towards her, clutches it tightly, and the family walks off without being noticed.
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Times Live reports that the manager of the restaurant confirmed the incident and that an investigation into the matter is underway.
All I can say is be vigilant when out in public! Things like this happens in a heartbeat.