Shelia couldn\u2019t ignore the girl and desperately tried to make eye contact while she served snacks on board the flight.<\/p>\n
She conveyed her suspicions to a colleague and the two worked together to distract the man while Shelia tried to get the girl\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe finally looked up and the look in her eye was just heartbreaking, so I excused myself to go to the back and I just broke down,\u201d Shelia said in an interview on Good Morning Britain.<\/p>\n
She hatched an ingenious plan whereby she put a piece of paper and pencil in one of the plane\u2019s bathroom and then locked it with the aim of unlocking it only for the girl.<\/p>\n
While her colleague had the man\u2019s attention Shelia mouthed bathroom then mimed writing. She then waited and hoped the girl understood.<\/p>\n
Left a piece of paper and pen in the bathroom
\nThankfully the girl excused herself to use the bathroom. The man stayed with her outside the bathroom but Shelia refused to leave the area, keeping a close watch on the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cI left a note in one of the bathrooms,\u201d Shelia said. \u201cShe wrote back on the note and said, \u2018I need help.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Shelia alerted the pilot who contacted ground control to organize for authorities to stop the man on landing.<\/p>\n
Hear the full story from the hero flight attendant herself in the clip below.<\/p>\n