Nanny Being Hailed As A Hero After Saving Boy From A Home Invader

Californian nanny Jenna Lee Baker is being hailed as a super hero in her community, after her quick-thinking and abiding love for the 3-year-old boy she cares for may have just saved his life in a terrifying situation.

Baker and the boy were out running errands when a burglar entered the family home. He made his way around the house, riffling through purses and entering the family’s bedroom. He was still in the house when Baker returned.

“I knew something wasn’t right,” Baker said. “So I started calling his name to have him come to me so we could get out.”

Just then, the burglar ran down the steps, towards the boy. Thinking quickly, Baker grabbed the 3-year-old and ran directly out the front door to the neighbor’s house. It was “sheer panic,” she says.

Baker’s employers are, of course, incredibly grateful for and touched by her actions. The boy’s father, Jonathan Lai, says: “What she did for my son, and what she does daily, it’s unbelievable.”

Baker herself says, “I don’t think of myself as a hero. I love him. When his parents are away, they put their trust in me to keep him safe.”

Watch the nanny’s quick-thinking in action in the Inside Edition report on this story:

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