Surveillance footage shows the horrifying moment a monkey snatched a toddler and dragged her away as the little girl was playing on her scooter.
The innocent child was left with scratches across her face after she was rescued from the monkey in China’s Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday.
In the video, the monkey is seen sneaking up on the girl as she played in the streets, before throwing her to the ground and attempting to drag her away.
But fortunately, a keen-eyed bystander rescued the child from the clutches of the animal before it could take her any further.
According to the child’s mother Liu, the incident occurred while she was in her kitchen cooking.
She was only informed of the horrifying moment by next-door neighbors before she discovered the dramatic CCTV footage for herself.
The angered mother immediately reported the incident to local authorities who confirmed that the girl would receive further care at a hospital, including a vaccination.
According to accounts of concerned neighbors, the monkey first arrived in the community last May and is already known to have attacked pensioners on numerous occasions.
Local police say the tiny animal inhabits mountains nearby and occasionally visits the residential area to wreak havoc.
Nevertheless, despite several attempts to catch the monkey, search efforts have remained fruitless.
Authorities have since confirmed that they will turn the monkey over to the wild animal protection department once it is caught to protect residents.
