Man savagely batters young mum after she asks him to stop smoking in front of her daughter
THIS is the horrific moment a man savagely pummelled a young mother who asked him not to smoke next to her child.
Man VICIOUSLY attacks woman in lift in front of her child
The sickening footage, caught on surveillance, began when the trio entered a lift together and the man lit his cigarette.
The women then asked the man to stop smoking in the confined space for the sake of her daughter.
In the video, the terrifying stranger then faces the young woman before launching into a brutal assault.
She asked the man to stop smoking for the sake of her child
The horrific attack took place on October 12 in Langfang, China's Hebei province
He violently attacks her, smashing her on the head repeatedly with his fists, all in front of her daughter.
At one point he has her in a corner as he viciously batters her across the head and face.
The helpless woman manages to use her handbag to hit the man back - but this only enrages him further.
The woman pursued her attacker, leaving her child alone
I've never met someone so savage. He is a thug without humanity
The doors of the lift eventually open, and the woman can be seen pursuing her attacker out of the lift - leaving her child behind.
Police are currently investigating the case and searching for the man in the video.
The victim herself has spoken out and said: "I've never met someone so savage. He is a thug without humanity."
Many outraged internet users have voiced their anger at the video on Chinese social media site Weibo.
One user wrote: "I was worried that the child would be beaten after the mother left the lift. It's so great that it didn't happen."
She tried defending herself from the series of blows that hit her in the head and face
However, others condemned the mother for leaving her child alone in the elevator.
One said: "Did you just leave your child alone in an elevator to pursue a fight?
"Where were the mother’s instincts in all of this, because that is really what I would be trying to protect – just a good thing the kid stayed out of the way on her own apparently."