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May 13, 2024 · A 54-year-old woman from Florenceville-Bristol is recovering after she was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint while visiting friends on Tobique First Nation, held against her will for two...
Jun 22, 2024 · Three of the four adults who were kidnapped in Old Montreal on Friday have been found, according to police. Two women and one man, all in their early twenties, were found Saturday afternoon in ...
May 21, 2020 · Between 2013 and February 2020, Canada issued 56 Amber Alerts involving 74 abducted children. Of those, 67 were recovered and returned safely. Of all missing persons reported in a given year, about 500 remain missing after one year. Missing children make up about nine per cent of that 500.
Mar 29, 2021 · Peel police say a young woman allegedly kidnapped in Brampton on the weekend walked into a police station on Monday evening and she is safe, but her suspected kidnapper is still at large.
Kidnapping of children is usually done by one parent or others. Children have also been kidnapped for the commission of sexual assault. In the past, and presently in some parts of the world (such as southern Sudan), kidnapping is a common means used to obtain slaves and money through ransom.
Jul 17, 2023 · Toronto police say four people have been charged after an alleged kidnapping in the city’s downtown core. Police said on Dec. 5, 2022 officers received a call for a missing person in the downtown...
Canadian law regards following instances to be a crime. Every person commits an offence who abducts a person with intention. To cause the person to be confined or imprisoned against the person’s consent; To cause the person to be illegally sent or transported out of Canada against the person’s consent; or.
