[kellyhound]

This is the moment a thief attacks a mother in front of her two children, kicking her in the stomach, hitting her in the face and spitting on her, after she stepped in when he tried to rob a pensioner.

The shocking incident took place in central Stockholm, Sweden, earlier this month and was caught on security cameras.

The attack has caused outrage in Sweden, with the head of the police investigation swearing to catch the perpetrator 'if it's the last thing I do'.

The video shows an elderly woman walking out of the Gamla Stan[Old Town] tube station and picking up her phone out of her bag.

As she answers the call, the perpetrator walks up behind her and tries to steal her wallet out of her open bag,

However, his attempt is foiled by a mother who is walking in the opposite direction with her two young children.

'The mother who sees this screams to the old lady to watch out, and pushes the man's hand out,' lead investigator Stefan Tellqvist with Stockholm City Police told SVT.

The thief then turns on the mother, who is holding the hand of one of her children, kicks her in the stomach and hits her across the face.

He walks off, leaving the woman in shock, and exits the station as she appears to be shouting something after him.

However, seconds later, he returns and runs after the woman and spits her in the face as she is holding her child in her arms.

'It is the worst thing I have ever seen during my years as a police officer, said Mr Tellqvist.

He adds that he is due to retire this year, and has now made it his mission to put the man behind bars.

'I will get him, if it's the last thing I do.'

[Sharon]

Utterly despicable

She was lucky he didn't continue his attack.

[lobo221]

Jan Korwin-Mikke (Polish MEP) proposed that those kind of despicable acts should be dealth in Poland with swift caning in the center of the town - minimal tax payers money involved and have a very good chance that he won't do it again till his butt heals.

[big raymie]

Dirty bastard.. Probly an immigrant, Doesn't look too Swedish to me

[mparryuk52]

Immigration at its very best x

[AceGoober]

He was caught praying on unaware people. Instead of owning up to his poor judgement choice he chose to assault the person who caught him in the act. Despicable.

[Oswald2001]

The Swedes wanted to be beaten, robbed and degraded.

The Swedes wanted their country destroyed.

So they brought in the moo slum Nation Destroyers to do that for them.

[Susan]

The only reason he stopped is 'cause another man came walking up. Otherwise the coward would have carried on. Total piece of shit. Those poor kids.