Police say three-year-old Kienan Hebert was found safe and sound four days after he was abducted from his home in Sparwood, B.C. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said early Sunday that the boy was returned by the suspect in the case after an emotional plea from his family.
Kienan Hebert, 3, was reported missing from his family's home in Sparwood, B.C., on the morning of Wednesday Sept. 7. RMCP
"Kienan Hebert 3yr old Sparwood child is safe and sound," Moskaluk said via Twitter. "Within 12 hours of family plea for return, child returned by suspect."
Police plan a news briefing in Sparwood later in the morning to provide more details.
"Great news!" said Dave Elliott, a neighbour who was among four or five people gathered outside the house where the Hebert family has been staying, while police were combing through their own home for clues.
Elliott said he did not want to say too much as the boy's father, Paul Hebert, will be speaking later about the positive outcome of a search that has drawn in hundreds of volunteers.
Tammy Hebert, left, and husband Paul used Saturday's news conference to plead for their son's safe return. CBC
On Saturday, the boy's parents brushed away tears as Moskaluk confirmed that their son was kidnapped from his home in their scenic close-knit mountain community. The boy has a history of sleepwalking, and many were hoping he had perhaps just wandered away.
Clasping his wife's hand tightly under the table, Paul Hebert had a message for Kienan's suspected captor, who police allege is Randall Hopley, 46, a man living in the Sparwood area.
"We're just asking, please bring Kienan to a safe place right now, OK? Like a gas station or store parking lot where he is visibly seen and you could just drop him off there okay? Walk away," Hebert said quietly.
"We just want him safe. Kienan's only three years old right now and as you know and we know Kienan can't speak, so he can't tell us who you are, right? This is your chance right now to get away. All we want is Kienan to come back with us and to be safe in our arms again."
Moskaluk said Kienan still has limited verbal skills and agreed it was unlikely that he would be able to tell investigators anything about his abductor or lead them back to where he had been held.
"Bring him back. Drop him off in town. Make sure somebody sees him. Do it as secretly as you have to, drop the kid off and get out of dodge."
Police said a second abduction happened at another home on the evening Hebert went missing, when the suspect tried unsuccessfully to lure another child out of the home.
Moskaluk wouldn't say when investigators discovered the other attempted abduction attempt or the age or sex of the child involved.
첫댓글 저희 식구들도 무척 관심 있게 지켜보았는데 잘 마무리 되어 다행입니다. Amber alert! 듣고 혹시나 하는 맘으로 주변에 지나는 차를 보게 되더군요.
저도 이 뉴스 읽었습니다. 저도 3살짜리 딸이 있어서 남일같지 않게 느껴졌지요. 얼마전에 저희동네 공원에 어떤 남자 아이를 납치하려하다 실패해서 동네시끌한적이 있습니다. 블루마운틴팍 공원에서요. 그 동원은 아이들 놀이터가 넓고, 높고 굵은 나무들이 많아서 아이들 노는것을 한 눈에 볼수없는 단점이 있지요. 제가 맨날 얘들과 함께 가는 공원이라서.. 쩝.. 암튼 나쁜사람들은 어딜가나 있으니 조심해야 합니다.