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After saving his mother from two would-be carjackers, an Edmonton man is facing an assault charge of his own.

“It was just terrifying, I’m shaking just talking about it,” said his mother, who asked not to be named out of fear of retribution.

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She had just returned to her Canora home after picking up groceries for dinner at around 5 p.m. on Aug. 28 when two men with tattoos on their faces tried to force their way into either side of her car.

“They climbed right in my car,” she said, her voice quivering. “He said, ‘give me the keys, bitch.’”

Terrified, she managed to push the driver’s side door open forcing one of her attackers back. Clutching her keys, she pushed her way through and ran towards her home, screaming for help.

His eyes were just black, like a vampire

Inside, her adult son – who had arrived at her home just moments before – noticed two men surrounding his mother’s car and leapt to her rescue, his father following just steps behind.

As one of the men tried to bail out of the passenger’s side of the car her son tackled him, pinning him to the ground.