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Maryam Khanum

Brave Preteen Girl Beat Up Kidnapping Suspect with Tree Branch Then Ran to Safety: Police

The 11-year-old girl, who instinctively picked up a tree branch, started hitting the man attempting to kidnap her with it until he let go. (Credit: colourbox)

An 11-year-old girl in Boulder, Colorado, escaped a kidnapping attempt by hitting her assailant with a tree branch in self-defense, according to law enforcement.

The girl was walking to school on Oct. 28 when an unknown man riding a bicycle began following her. He then grabbed her shoulder upon catching up with her, reported WLBT3.

The girl, who instinctively picked up a tree branch, started hitting the man with it until he let go. She then sprinted to school and later informed her mother of the incident, police said.

"The child ... grabbed a tree branch and hit the man, which caused him to let go," the Boulder Police Department said in a news release. "The child then ran to school."

The man is described as wearing all black as well as a mask and donning round glasses with colorful lenses in order to obscure his face.

The case remains under investigation.

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