On the evening of December 14, 2011, Blue Hills RCMP were notified of a possible parental child abduction involving a 7-year-old boy from a community in the Brandon area.
The Father of the boy called police, concerned that his estranged wife and son had left the area with many of their personal effects and passports with them.
A police investigation began involving the RCMP and several United States Law Enforcement Agencies, the Federal Department of Justice, Manitoba Justice and Canadian Border Services Agency.
On December 15, 2011, at about 10pm, a 47-year-old woman was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) by American Officials on the strength of a Canadian warrant for her arrest.
The 47-year-old woman was taken into custody and will be facing charges under the Criminal Code of Canada for parental child abduction.
Arrangements are being made to have her extradited back to Canada. The Father of the 7-year-old boy has flown to the United States to reunite and take steps to bring his son back to Canada.
