A naked man was captured on camera rushing into the street to chase a white van driver - because he thought his niece had been abducted.
Nude Nathan Murphy had just woken up when he heard a commotion outside his home and feared the worst. The 29-year-old, from North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, sprang into action, much to the amusement of neighbours when it turned out to be a false alarm.
His family believed they had heard screaming as a van screeched off, which they mistook to be Lucy Murphy, 11, shouting 'mum'.
Adrenaline-fuelled Nathan was so panicked as he raced towards dad Michael Murphy's car to chase the white van that his legs buckled under him as he tried to yank open the door.
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