A young mother has been pepper sprayed in the face and attacked during an attempted carjacking as her toddler sat in the back seat.
The unsuspecting woman was sitting in her Range Rover in a car park near Playford Plaza in Munno Para, in Adelaide’s north at about 3.30pm on Monday, when a man approached the car.
She had just dropped off her oldest child at tutoring across the street.
Dressed in a grey T-shirt, black shorts, sunglasses and a hat, the man was armed with capsicum spray and a screwdriver.
CCTV showed the man approach the driver’s side window before spraying the woman and attempting to attack her with the screwdriver.
He then opened the door and tried to pull the woman out of the car.
His plan was thwarted after a Good Samaritan heard the mum’s screams and rushed to her aid.
He chased the attempted carjacker away, who fled the scene.
A manhunt is underway for a man who attacked a young mother during a suspected carjacking in an Adelaide car park while her daughter was sitting in the back seat (pictured)
The man pepper sprayed the mother and attacked her with a screw driver before a Good Samaritan scared him off
The woman’s eyes were burnt by the pepper spray and has been left shaken by the ordeal.
The Good Samaritan was also overwhelmed by the pepper spray fumes while trying to help the woman.
The young child strapped in the back seat was uninjured.
Nearby shoppers also heard the mother’s screams and told Nine News they had previously seen the man in the area.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
No arrests have yet been laid.
Anyone with information has been urged to come forward.
