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Police in Ontario looking for child reportedly abducted by mom in Colombia

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Durham Regional Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 41-year-old woman accused of abducting her child.

Police said in a news release Wednesday it started investigating the matter in August 2024 when officers received word of the reported abduction, which involves a five-year-old boy.

Police said a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the mother, who is wanted for abduction by parent/custody order.

“Efforts are underway to retrieve the child from Colombia and ensure his safe return to Canada and the father,” police said.

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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 905-579-1520 ext. 1829, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Woman arrested at Toronto airport after child abduction investigation

In an unrelated case, Ontario Provincial Police said earlier this week a woman was charged in a child abduction investigation after she allegedly tried to leave the country with her young child from Toronto’s Pearson airport.

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Lanark County OPP said officers began investigating when a Beckwith Township resident reported that his wife might be attempting to leave Canada with their six-year-old son.

With help from Peel Regional Police and the Canada Border Services Agency, they were able to find the woman and child at Pearson, the OPP said.

A 36-year-old woman faces a charge of abduction without custody.

— with files from The Canadian Press

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