Woman accused of abducting child arrested in Belize
LETHBRIDGE – A 33-year old woman who was taken into custody in Belize last month – three years after allegedly abducting her then 11-month old son – made her first appearance in Lethbridge Provincial Court Thursday (Aug. 10).
The woman cannot be identified, due to a publication ban that was requested by the Crown to protect the identify of the child, who is now four years old.
She had been wanted by authorities since 2014 on a charge of child abduction, after she allegedly failed to drop off the child for a court ordered visit with his father. As a result, the father was granted sole custody on an interim basis, and numerous international agencies were involved in the search.
Since then, members of the Lethbridge Police Service tracked the mother and child to Mexico, Guatemala and various parts of Belize.