A mother has watched in a horror as a man jumped into her car and sped off with her six-month-old baby in the back seat in Melbourne's north.
The mother was standing next to her Mercedes station wagon as she waited to pick up her three eldest children from primary school when a man brazenly jumped into the front seat at the intersection of Ohea and Ross Street in Coburg and drove off, about 3pm on Tuesday.
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Baby safe after car theft in Coburg
A six-month-old baby is safe after a man jumped into the car and sped off while the mother was waiting to pick up her children at a primary school in Coburg. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.
Her six-month-old daughter, believed to be named Amira, was in a baby capsule in the back seat.
Another woman threw herself on the car's bonnet in an attempt to stop the thief.
Dramatic CCTV footage shows the woman clinging desperately to the car for about 400 metres before falling off.
The footage also shows the baby's mother running down the road, chasing after the vehicle.
The car was found dumped near Haig Avenue a short time later, with the baby safe and well inside.
The mother and her baby were reunited, before being taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital for an assessment.
The thief remains on the run.
He is described as being aged in his 30s and of European appearance, with dark wavy hair. He was wearing a light coloured T-shirt and dark pants.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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JUST IN: A six-month-old boy has been found safe and well after the car he was in was stolen and then dumped in Coburg. #9News pic.twitter.com/OmcIh6c39F
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