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Search ongoing for Manitoba mother and daughter in possible abduction, say RCMP

St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP say they're looking for a woman who allegedly abducted her own daughter after a custody dispute with the child's father on July 7. RCMP / File

Officials are searching for a Manitoba woman they believe may have abducted her daughter.

St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 35-year-old woman who they said took custody of her 3-year-old with the “intent to deprive the father of his parental rights.”

The suspect, according to the RCMP, is wanted for alleged parental abduction of a person under 14 years of age. She is described as being five-feet-three-inches tall and weighing approximately 200 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes.

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Her 3-year-old daughter is described as being three-feet-two-inches tall and weighing 35 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

The RCMP said they were notified of a custody dispute between the suspect and the child’s father on July 7. They said there is no reason to believe the child is in danger.

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Anyone with information is asked to call St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP at 204-433-7433 or their local police agency, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

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