A shocking video has captured the moment a young girl encouraged by her mother steals from a woman's handbag during a mass in Honduras.<br /><br />The video shows the child reaching over the pew in front and taking what appears to be a cellphone at the Our Lady of Guadalupe church in the capital city of Tegucigalpa on Sunday.<br /><br />The pair then immediately dart off together and head for the exit while their unsuspecting victim remains standing and observing the priest.<br /><br />Authorities have opened an investigation, but no arrests have been made.<br /><br />The video has drawn widespread condemnation, with many people expressing shock and disgust at the brazen theft in a place of worship.
