Dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment a brave mum fought off masked armed men during a terrifying carjacking attempt.<br /><br />Video shows Kerry Chapman, 39, chasing off the would-be car jackers when four men tried to drag out of her own vehicle.<br /><br />She'd just parked in a car park outside her house in Bolton, Gtr Manchester, with her son Aston, 12, when the incident happened at around 10.20pm on Friday (March 29).<br /><br />Kerry said two of the men were wearing balaclavas but she managed to chase them off.<br /><br />She said two of the offenders were white, had short to medium length hair, were of slim builds, and wearing tracksuits.<br /><br />Kerry said: “They tried to drag me out, but I just ran and chased them, and they ran off.<br /><br />"My son ran out the car also, as you can see on the CCTV, to help me chase them and make sure I was OK.<br /><br />“I will never get that image of the balaclavas out of my head, and it has damaged me for life.<br /><br />“It scared me because I couldn’t see anything.<br /><br />“I heard this noise, and when I realised there were these lads with balaclavas, I got out of my car and chased them. <br /><br />“All I did was protect my son but I could have got myself injured.<br /><br />“I wanted them to get away from my son.”<br /><br />Kerry says she is still in a state of shock by what has happened and has been left with bruises on her arm.<br /><br />She said: “I am still in shock, and it’s not hit me that it’s happened because I can still see masks.<br /><br />“I am still coming to terms with it.<br /><br />"I have tried to block it out for my son’s sake.<br /><br />“I am on pins thinking I am a target because I don’t know why it happened.”<br /><br />Ward councillor Cllr Nadim Muslim says that he is “shocked” to hear what has happened and has urged residents to report any crimes to the police.<br /><br />Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that no arrests have been made and enquiries remain ongoing.
