Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers arrested a woman on Tuesday afternoon in St. John’s. (Curtis Hicks/CBC)
A 29-year-old woman is facing a child abduction charge after leaving a west end St. John’s home with her daughter, despite a court order that restricted their contact.
Officers responded to reports of what the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary described as “unknown trouble” at a west end St. John’s residence on Tuesday afternoon, when they heard about a possible child abduction.
“Upon speaking with the complainant, officers learned that a female had just left with her seven-year-old daughter while being under a child custody order restricting contact between the two,” said a police report released on Wednesday morning.
Officers were able to find the pair. In a statement, the RNC said the child is safe.
The woman was arrested and charged with child abduction and three charges of breach of a release order. She was held in custody, and is scheduled to appear in provincial court on Wednesday morning.
The charges have not been proven in court.
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