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Man arrested after stealing car with baby inside

<p dir="ltr">A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a car with a four-month-old baby in the backseat.</p> <p dir="ltr">The child’s mother had left the car running while she jumped out to grab a few things from an Adelaide deli in the suburb of Klemzig at around 7.45 am on Monday.</p> <p dir="ltr">CCTV then shows the 37-year-old man arrive at the car park in a stolen Mazda before checking out the woman’s Honda.</p> <p dir="ltr">He goes back to the Mazda and grabs a bag before going back to the Honda and driving off.</p> <p dir="ltr">The child’s mother is then seen running out of the deli to her car when she sees it moving.</p> <p dir="ltr">Several police units were deployed to look for the baby who was eventually found in the abandoned car just after 10am.</p> <p dir="ltr">The infant was taken to the hospital as a precaution.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Police located the vehicle at Wilkinson Ave at Enfield and, thankfully, seated in the rear was the child,” South Australia Police Chief Inspector Matt Nairn said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“An ambulance has attended along with police and now mum and we can confirm the child is safe and well.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s a great relief to South Australia police to reunite mum and child... you can imagine the distress that caused mum.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Police arrested a man in relation to the incident and interviewed him before charging him with abduction of a child.</p> <p dir="ltr">He was refused bail and ordered to appear before the Adelaide Magistrates Court.</p> <p dir="ltr">You can watch the footage of the entire incident unfolding <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/sa/urgent-search-for-four-month-old-baby-taken-during-carjacking--c-6984504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: 7News</em></p>

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