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Baby recovered after kidnapping, carjacking in Fort Worth

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NBC 5 News

Police are looking for three people accused of assaulting a child, kidnapping a toddler, and stealing a car from a family in Fort Worth Saturday afternoon.

The incident happened around 12:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of Orange Street.

According to the Fort Worth Police Department, officers were dispatched to the scene after a mother called and told them her car was stolen with her 1-year-old child still inside.

Police said three suspects approached the car and started attacking the woman's 12-year-old child, who was also inside the car.

After the assault, the trio allegedly fled the scene in the mother's car with her baby inside.

Fort Worth Police confirmed with NBC 5 that the child was found 12 miles away on Chamita Lane. The child was unharmed and returned to their mom. The 12-year-old child was treated for their injuries from the assault.

The only descriptions given by the police department of the alleged suspects are two Black males and a Black female. They also did not provide any details of the stolen vehicle.

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