Steinbach RCMP are reporting that they have located a child that was abducted on the evening of June 23. The child has been reunited with his mother and is safe and sound.
On June 23, 2021, at approximately 10:50pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of an abduction of a 22-month-old male child from a residence in Steinbach, Manitoba.
Police say that the child was at the residence of a babysitter when a 56-year-old female known to the babysitter entered the residence and took the child without permission or any previous arrangements. The female suspect then 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 leads. At 8:25am on June 24, the female suspect and the child were located at a residence in Steinbach.
RCMP report that the investigation is ongoing and that the female suspect was arrested and remains in custody. Officers say that the suspect has been charged with abduction.
Steinbach RCMP would like to thank the many people who were woken up early in the morning by officers looking for the child and for their cooperation and understanding.
