Hannah Braun

SEE IT: Florida mom leaves child at home, tries to kidnap neighbor’s child [Police]

A Florida mom is behind bars after she left her child home alone early Tuesday morning and went to a neighbor’s home, where she tried to kidnap the neighbor’s child, WFLA reports.

St Petersburg Police Department detectives said that Hannah Braun, 28, left her home at 2 a.m. and went to a neighbor’s home, where she opened the front door and tried to take a child out of the neighbor’s arms.

Braun and the parent struggled, detectives said in the arrest affidavit, and the parent got away and called police.

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Police contacted Braun’s child, who told them “she lost her mommy” and was scared.

Detectives said Braun was uncooperative during the investigation.

Braun is being held on a $145,000 bond after being charged with attempted kidnapping, burglary with assault or battery, child abuse, and two counts of neglect of a child.

Police did not say why they thought Braun tried to kidnap the neighbor’s child.

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[Featured image: Hannah Braun/Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office]