Sandra Giesbrecht, mom accused of abducting her children, denied bail

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg mother accused of abducting her two young children, has been denied bail.

Sandra Giesbrecht, 44, appeared in court Wednesday to hear the judge’s decision.

Giesbrecht was charged with two counts of abduction where there is no custody order after her nine-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter were found with her on June 24.

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The children were reported missing by their caregivers after they were seen leaving a house they were staying at.

Police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Giesbrecht the next day.

The frantic five day search came to an end when she was found in a vehicle with the children in west Winnipeg.

At one point, she got out of the vehicle with the children and fled on foot, but was tracked down a short time later, police said.

Giesbrecht and the childrens’ father have been locked in a lengthy and bitter custody battle for more than two years.

When the children went missing Global News obtained court documents from the custody battle that expressed:

“concerns about the security of the children and fears an abduction attempt. The court finds that the mother’s behaviour is both erratic and dangerous. Her past behaviour demonstrates that she is willing to go to any means necessary to get what she wants.”

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At one point there was a court imposed no contact order between Giesbrecht and her two children.

Her nine-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter are back in the full custody of their father.