Peel police have released a disturbing security video that shows a woman being attacked in broad daylight as her little boy watched.

Police are hoping the shocking video will help identify the suspect in the attack that happened in front of an apartment building on Kings Cross Road near Knightsbridge Road around 7:45 p.m. June 1.

The 23-year-old victim was approached by the man in a nearby convenience store. He tried to strike up a conversation, but she left the store on foot.

The video shows the woman walking. The man is seen in the video getting out of a silver vehicle, running up behind her and following her as she walks along a sidewalk with a little boy.