Tense video shows driver Luciano Campideli running over a thief who was trying to rob a woman in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, last Tuesday (14).
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Driver Luciano Campideli was driving down a street when he noticed a woman being mugged by a motorcycle thief. Campideli said he didn’t think twice and acted to stop the robbery.
The incident was captured by security cameras in the city of Uberlândia, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the video, Campideli is driving a white pickup truck, he then reverses and hits the thief, knocking him off the vehicle.
“We need to have courage and love for others. We’ve been through a pandemic and it seems like no one learned to have empathy. You can’t go through situations like this and do nothing, it could have been someone from my family,” said Campideli to a local newspaper.
The thief limped away, threatening to use a weapon. He fled the scene and is now on the run. The victim’s cellphone was not stolen, and she suffered minor injuries. According to the police chief, if it is confirmed that Campideli acted in self-defense, he will not be charged with any crime, as he ran over a person.
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