R-C-M-P have laid more charges against an elderly man who allegedly kidnapped a young neighbour in an urban area of Sheila, New Brunswick.
The 71-year-old man, who isn’t being named to protect the boy’s identity, was charged with abduction of a person under the age of 14 and forcible confinement when he appeared in Tracadie Provincial Court yesterday.
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He had earlier been charged with kidnapping and assault.
Police say the boy’s parents were searching for their missing son when he fled the house of a neighbour who allegedly lured the child from his backyard while he was riding his bike.