(FROM 2016) The Muslim men, from Madhya Pradesh, India, were stabbing the young girl because she had eloped with her boyfriend without gaining the permission of her family. The girl, Seema Gujjar, was stabbed multiple times and killed in what was believed to be an ‘honor killing.’

In the 30-second video clip below, the cow becomes angry after it saw the men and broke loose from where it was tied up and tried to prevent the dreadful attack from continuing by immediately pouncing on the pair.

CCTV footage shows the panicked men trying to run away, but the cow jumped on top of them. All the while, her calf looked on from the sidelines. The brave cow knocked them both to the ground and a parked motorbike fell over as the protective animal tried to force the men to flee the scene.

The young woman managed to run from the scene, but tragically collapsed and later died.