ASTONISHING CCTV footage shows “abducted” mother Sherri Papini running freely around a car park – hours before she was found “bound with restraints”.

The mum-of-two, 34, is filmed at a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Yolo County, California, at 4am on November 24 last year.

5 CCTV footage shows 'abducted' Sherri Papini running freely hours before being found battered and bruised by the side of a road

5 The mum-of-two, who claims to have been kidnapped, is filmed running around a car park hours before being found 'bound with chains'

The footage was released by The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, who last month said they found numerous inconsistencies in Papini’s story.

Hours after the bombshell clip was filmed, Papini, who had been missing for 22 days, was found battered and "bound with chains" on the side of a road by a passing motorist.

The “supermom” vanished on November 2, 2016 while jogging near her home in Redding, California - about 150 miles north of where she was found.

She claims she had been abducted at gunpoint by two Hispanic females who tied her up and beat her before dumping her on the side of the highway three weeks later.

5 Sherri, pictured with her young family, claims she was snatched while jogging last year Credit: WENN

5 Despite her claims she was kidnapped by two women, police found a man's DNA on her clothing

5 One theory which emerged was that Sherri was abducted by child sex traffickers after being mistaken for a youngster Credit: Facebook

Search continues for possible abductors of Sherri Papini but questions remain

After Papini claimed her kidnappers covered their faces so she could not identify them, police have since revealed they found DNA on her clothing belonging to a man.

In their first public briefing in more than 11 months, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office revealed revealed that in the lead up to her disappearance, Sherri exchanged text messages with a man in Michigan.

Sergeant Brian Jackson told reporters that Sherri and the male acquaintance texted each other plans to meet when he was in California on business.

Detectives flew to Michigan to interview him and ruled out his involvement in the case, Jackson said.

Sherri and her family have been in hiding since the incident.

New theory emerges about the abduction of California mum, Sherri Papini

Previously a theory emerged that child sex traffickers mistook Sherri for a child when they abducted her.

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