A 33-year-old woman is being charged with abduction following an Amber Alert in New Brunswick on Tuesday in connection with a missing six-year-old boy.
The woman has been charged in Miramichi, N.B., with theft of a motor vehicle, failure to comply with a release order and with abduction.
She remains in custody until a bail hearing Thursday.
Police triggered an Amber Alert after a six-year-old boy went missing early Tuesday in Miramichi.
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The boy and the 33-year-old woman were found safe later that day in the Whitney, N.B., area, about 15 kilometres west of Miramichi.
Police say the boy was unharmed and was returned to family.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 26, 2022.
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