Video shows homeless woman trying to stab girl on her way to school in South Los Angeles

The video shows a shocking moment when the Good Samaritan intervened to save a little girl who was walking to school. Los Angeles when homeless A woman attacked her.

Seeing the violent exchange taking place, John Elias rushes over to help her, only to be cut by a woman with a utility knife.

The attack occurred just before 8:00 a.m. on May 26 in South Los Angeles, where the woman punched the girl for no reason and she collapsed.

“I saw a homeless man who just passed me and punched a little girl in the face,” Ilias said. KTLAand moved to action. “At that point, I ran to help.”

The man said he was thinking of his daughter and knew he had to act.

“There should be more people to stand up to criminals,” Elias said.

The attack occurred just before 8:00 a.m. on May 26 in South Los Angeles, where a woman punched a girl for no reason and she collapsed.

John Elias: ‘More people should stand up to criminals’

in an interview with Fox 11Ilias said the woman who attacked the girl continued to yell profanities at her during the attack.

“She was yelling racial slurs. She was saying things like, ‘I’m sick of Hispanics,'” he said of the homeless raider.

Luckily, I wore glasses, so when she slashed my face, my glasses actually cut my eyeballs. It helped save me,” he said.

The video shows a young girl walking peacefully down the street with a backpack and a homeless woman waving at her.

The impact knocked the girl onto the pavement and disappeared from the camera.

Luckily, Ilias said he could still see what was happening and was able to run over him.

The video shows Ilias running up and pushing the attacker away from the girl. He was able to hold the woman down until police arrived on the scene.

However, during that time he received a large cut on his face with a utility knife.

“The homeless man started pulling out his weapon and before I knew what it was, I tried to kill him and he cut me in the face,” he said.

Victor Camarena, Ilias’ friend across the street, heard the commotion and ran over to help him.

“By that time John had already taken the suspect into custody,” Camarena told KTLA.

“He had blood gushing out of the side of his face and asked me if I was okay.

Fortunately, Ilias was in the right place at the right time, he and Camarena said.

‘God knows what would have happened to that girl if he hadn’t been home that morning and couldn’t find his car keys and everything had gone as badly as it did that morning,’ said Camarena. said. .

“He’s a hero,” continued the bystander. Camarena also said Ilias needed stitches.

Ilias said the girl did not appear to be injured and was on her way to school.

A homeless woman was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department. It is not known if she has been charged.