This Thursday, around noon, a child of approximately five years old was caught stealing items from a store, which caused a confrontation between his mother and the owner of the establishment.
The incident took place in La Matanza, Argentina, where the daughter of the owner of a piñata store noticed that the child had taken several products on display and was about to leave the store without paying.
Tired of the continuous thefts, the woman chased the child and managed to recover the items she had stolen.
Meanwhile, the child's mother who was in a nearby building, knocking on doors to ask for food; When he saw that the owner's daughter had snatched his son's toys, he burst into anger.
A video recorded by a security camera reveals how the woman took the child by the hand and led him to the entrance of the store, where she began to make threats and insults.
The situation became even more tense when the boy, emulating his mother's fury, kicked the closed door of the establishment.
At that moment, the owner came out with the intention of quelling the mother's aggression, but the situation quickly got out of hand. The screams and threats gave way to a violent physical altercation that a customer of the place had to contain with great effort.
According to the testimonies of those present, the woman went to the corner, continued with the insults and promised to return armed with a knife.
The owners of the neighboring businesses said that they recognize the woman, who frequently goes to the premises in search of help.
"She has been seen wandering around with the boy in the video and two other slightly older girls; she has even been observed pushing a baby stroller. They come to beg for food and other items, but her way of acting is quite authoritarian. If you are not alert, the children steal something from you; she gives them instructions to steal," commented a worker in the area.