20-year-old woman rescues herself after masked predator snatches her off the street

Footage has captured nan infinitesimal a young female was forced to conflict disconnected a balaclava-clad stranger, who tried to snatch her disconnected nan street.

The harrowing clip shows Cameron Boxall, 22, attempting to resistance his unfortunate disconnected nan thoroughfare successful nan seaside suburb of Hove, adjacent Brighton successful nan UK, and into a stolen car before driving off.

The 20-year-old Brit screamed retired “No, no, no” many times earlier kicking her attacker arsenic he pulled her into nan backmost spot of a Mini Cooper, which sped disconnected while her legs were still hanging retired of nan door.

She continued to effort to conflict disconnected Boxall, punching him until he yet kicked her retired of nan car. She was past helped by a passer-by who recovered her successful a authorities of shock.

‘Did not merit what happened’

Boxall has now been jailed for 5 years pursuing a proceeding astatine Hove Crown Court connected Friday aft he admitted to kidnapping nan woman, stealing a car, and possessing marijuana, according to the BBC.

He was besides issued an indefinite restraining bid against his victim.

In a statement, Boxall’s unfortunate expressed that she felt she had “lost her freedom,” adding: “I struggle to understand nan level of unit he utilized against maine and I consciousness fortunate to beryllium alive”.

“I had bruises and scratches connected my back, arms, and legs from wherever he threw maine retired of nan car, and a monolithic lump connected my head,” she added.

“What happened has changed nan measurement I position nan world. I’ve not done thing incorrect and did not merit what happened to me.”

The attempted kidnapping

The tribunal heard that Boxall, past 21, was driving a stolen car in Hove during nan early hours of August 5, 2024, and switched his number plates pinch those of a adjacent car.

He past sewage retired of nan car aft selecting his unfortunate and asked nan woman, who was a local, for directions.

“He had already identified her arsenic his intended victim. The Mini was positioned to artifact her route. He called retired to her,” charismatic Gareth Burrows said.

“He said: ‘Excuse me, I’m a spot lost, I’m looking for Brunswick Place, tin you thief me?’

“His volition was to tie her close. He sewage retired of nan car, saying ‘Get successful nan f***ing car’.”

After a struggle, she was pulled into nan backmost seat, and he drove disconnected while many times trying to adjacent nan door, striking her legs respective times.

“He pushed her retired of nan moving conveyance and she was recovered connected nan crushed successful a authorities of shock,” nan charismatic explained.

Boxall claimed successful tribunal that he intended to rob nan young female to settee a supplier debt.

Her handbag was discovered untouched connected nan footpath wherever nan incident occurred.

‘Dangerous predator’

Detective Jack Sagar, from nan Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, called Boxall a “dangerous, convulsive offender”.

“(He is a) vulnerable predator who preyed connected a young female innocently stepping home, putting her done a horrific, distressing ordeal wherever she feared for her life,” he said.

“We commend her for nan immense spot and bravery she has shown passim nan incident and during our consequent investigation.”

In 2023-24, constabulary successful England recorded 7,277 kidnapping offenses.

For comparison, Australia saw 501 recorded kidnapping victims successful 2023.