Surveillance footage shows the child reaching over the pew in front and taking what appears to be a cellphone at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church in the capital city of Tegucigalpa on Sunday, Oct. 1.
The footage begins with the
mother and the girl sitting on a bench directly behind their intended target.
When it was time to stand, as
the entire church stood, the daughter moved close to her mother who then
gestures for her to reach into the bag of the woman in the pew in front of
them.
The girl held on to her mother
and then leaned her hands on the bench while the woman and other churchgoers listened
to the priest’s lecture.
At one point she took advantage
that the woman was holding her hands together in a praying position and reached
over the bench and pulled an item out of the bag.
The child then slipped it to
her mother before they both hurried out of the church while their unsuspecting
victim remained standing and observing the priest.
The video has sparked outrage,
with many condemning it.
Honduran newspaper Tiempo
reported that authorities have opened an investigation, but not arrests had
been made as of Wednesday, Oct. 4.
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