A girl bit a potential kidnapper and fled to safety in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood on Thursday night, police said.

Leonardo Venegas, 32, has been arrested by Miami-Dade police on suspicion of kidnapping and child abuse after allegedly trying to “take” a 6-year-old girl from his home. local 10. Police said Venegas tried to drive away with the girl in his Range Rover Velar, but when a man “attempted to take her away,” the girl bit the man’s arm and killed her aunt. It is said that he fled to the original. (Related: Former Miami mayor’s aide pleads guilty to soliciting child pornography from 16-year-old)

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Venegas then retaliated for allegedly slapping a child, Local 10 reported, citing a police arrest report.

Miami Police spokeswoman Chiara Delba called the girl “extremely brave” and said police were “grateful” for saving her life. But Delva said the department is concerned that Venegas may have harmed other victims in the Miami area. (Related: ‘Whack’ Prankster Opens Nicki Minaj Child Abuse Investigation)

“We are very concerned. Clearly this subject would do something like this in a community surrounded by many other people who could have seen exactly what happened.” It’s very impudent,” Delba said. “We hope that someone in the community who may be a victim of this particular suspect comes forward and contacts the police so they can continue their investigation.”

The suspect is currently being held without bail at Metrowest Detention Center.

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“Human trafficking is real in our community,” the prosecutor said. According to the report, Jessica Burrell of the Miami-Dade Police Organized Crime Division Human Trafficking Unit. “This is an everyday crime hidden in our backyard.”