Police in Shiyan, China, arrested woman after tracing her using CCTV

Mother reportedly left him with waitress after she offered to look after him

CCTV footage shows woman walking out of restaurant with baby

This is the chilling moment a waitress allegedly kidnapped a customer's baby from a restaurant.

CCTV footage shows the woman walking out of the restaurant carrying the 10-month-old boy in the city of Shiyan, central China.

The baby's mother had reportedly left him with the restaurant worker after she offered to look after him briefly.

CCTV footage captured the moment a waitress allegedly kidnapped a customer's baby from a restaurant in Shiyan, central China

Police managed to trace the woman and child within two hours using surveillance footage

However, the boy's mother returned several minutes later to find her son and the woman had disappeared, CCTV News reported.

Police managed to trace the woman and child within two hours using surveillance footage.

She was arrested by police and remains in custody after admitting to taking the baby boy.

CCTV footage appears to show the waitress (centre) bending over the counter to look at the baby, who was being held by a colleague (circled) as his mother (far right) watched on

The woman can be seen carrying the baby out of the restaurant. She later said she took the baby because she liked him and wanted to adopt him

The waitress said she took the baby because she liked him and wanted to adopt him.

CCTV footage appears to show the woman bending over the counter to look at the baby, who was being held by a colleague.

Further surveillance footage shows her look around as she carries the baby out of the restaurant before carrying on down the street.

Police confirmed that their investigation is on-going.