Eleven year old Bronx girl shoves away attempted kidnapper after school

An 11-year-old girl named Fatima thwarted an attempted kidnapping in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, according to the New York Post. The incident occurred around 6:00 p.m. as she was walking home from school after she accidentally became separated from her older brother. [1]

The New York Post reported that a random stranger walking in the opposite direction approached Fatima while it was dark. The man asked her for a hug, which she repeatedly declined. Fatima said she felt nervous, shocked, and scared during the encounter. [1]

Fatima told the New York Post that the man began asking questions after she passed him. She was able to fend off her attacker by shoving him and running away to escape. The attacker remains at large following the incident. [1]