Dramatic video captures the moment a homeless woman armed with a knife attacks a young girl in South Los Angeles before a bystander steps in.
The good Samaritan who intervened was slashed in the face by the attacker while saving the girl. Surveillance video captured the May 26 attack, which happened on South Main Street near West 87th Street. just before 8 a.m.
The young girl is seen walking on the sidewalk on her way to school when the homeless woman suddenly strikes the girl, grabs her and wrestles her to the ground.
KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on June 3, 2023.
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