Woman defended by 5 year old son, US Marine, his wife

This is what happens when people care enough to do something. A 5 year old boy attacked the man hurting his mom. A friend and neighbor Marine couple rushed to help.


Marine, 5-y-o son save OC woman from attack
Rob Hayes

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A man barged into a woman's bedroom in San Clemente and assaulted her in front of her two young children. The woman was sleeping with her two children when the attack happened. First, her 5-year-old tried to help, and then the woman's neighbor, a Camp Pendleton Marine, stepped in. It happened Sunday morning on the 300 block of Cazador Lane in San Clemente.

The man accused of attacking the woman is said to have been delirious, talking about demons. It took two Orange County sheriff's deputies and a Taser to subdue him. But this is also the story of two heroes, one a U.S. Marine and the other a 5-year-old boy.

It's a peaceful San Clemente neighborhood, just blocks from the ocean, but around 9:30 a.m. Sunday that solitude was shattered.

"I was in shock; I've never heard anyone scream like that," said Jenna Jerou, a friend of the victim's.

Jerou quickly realized the screaming was coming from the apartment below. It was her best friend, a single mother with two young kids.

"This crazy guy on drugs came into my house and attacked me," said "Jane Doe," the attack victim. "I tried calling the cops and he knocked the phone out of my hand. He was on top of me with his hands around my neck. The more I struggled, the harder he squeezed. I screamed, that's all I could do was just scream and scream."

That is when the woman's 5-year-old son sprang into action, jumping on Aiken's back. The boy took two hits to his face, and has the bruises to prove it.

"He was so brave," said the victim. "He jumped on top of the guy and started hitting him on the back of the head, screaming as loud as he could to 'get off his mommy.' He's definitely my hero."

Fortunately, Jenna Jerou's husband Justin is a U.S. Marine corporal. He bolted down the stairs in just his boxer shorts and jumped on Aiken, eventually pulling the attacker off of the woman.

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Marine, 5-y-o son save OC woman from attack