Authorities in Pennsylvania are hailing the actions of an 11-year-old girl who jumped on top of her mother to protect her from her father when he allegedly hunted the family down after they moved in an effort to get away from him.

Cops in Redstone Township, which is some 45 miles south of Pittsburgh, responded to a home around 12:30 p.m. Sunday after a suspect later identified as 33-year-old Richard Cody Hall broke into the home through a rear glass door, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele told Law&Crime.

The home belonged to Hall's estranged wife's parents. She and her two kids, ages 8 and 11, had recently moved with her parents to get away from Hall, according to Aubele. She had recently filed for divorce and obtained a protective order against him, Aubele said.

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