On June 23, 2021, at approximately 10:50 pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of an abduction of a 22-month-old male child from a residence in Steinbach, Manitoba. 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 arrangement being made. 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 am this morning, the female and the child were located at a residence in Steinbach. The child was safe and sound. The female remains in custody and is being charged with Abduction.
The child has been reunited with his mother.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Steinbach RCMP would like to thank the many people who were woken up early in the morning by officers looking for the child for their cooperation and understanding.