A five-month-old baby girl was saved by hero in the form of this cop after he climbed into a balcony to stop the baby¡¯s drunk father from dropping her.
The police were informed about a man who threatened to drop his daughter down a balcony window. The incident was reported from Saransk, Moscow.?
The video of the incident went viral on social media and the cop was hailed as a hero.
In the video, one can see a cop climbing out of the window of the neighbouring apartment to rescue the child and moments later the cop managed to take charge of the situation. Her father even dangled the baby by her legs from the window of the third floor. However, a fellow officer can be seen following to help him nab the man.?
Saransk Police
A safety net was also set up on the ground to catch the child in case the man dropped his daughter off the window.
Watch the video of the incident:
The officer is identified Vasily Martynov, who explained the incident and said that the man was holding his daughter in his left hand and a kitchen knife in the other hand. He was also pointing the knife at his child. "At one point, the child almost fell from his hand," he said.
As soon as the officers took the girl from the father, they wrapped her in a blanket. "She cried at first. She was so beautiful. Then she smiled and fell asleep," officer Viktor Kovalchuk said. Thankfully the baby was not harmed, but she was kept under medical observation.?
Saransk Police
Local media also reported that on the day of the incident the man had also assaulted his wife and kicked her out of the house.?