Wednesday evening, just before 11 o’clock, Steinbach, Manitoba RCMP were told that a 22-month-old boy had been abducted from a residence in the community. The child was at the babysitter’s when a 56-year-old woman known to the babysitter allegedly entered the residence and took the child without permission. The female left the residence with the child on a bicycle.
Steinbach RCMP canvassed the neighbourhood until the early hours of the morning and followed up on a number of investigational leads.
At 8:25 Thursday morning, the woman and the child were found at a residence in Steinbach. The child was safe and sound. The woman remains in custody, charged with Abduction.
The child has been reunited with his mother.
The investigation is ongoing.