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Police Found Kidnapped Stann Creek Child in Belize
posted (August 26, 2016)
And we'll have a little more from the house meeting later, but we turn now to regular news.

9 month old Aiden Matus has been reunited with his mother after he was abducted yesterday morning in Bella Vista village. The report is that 2 men barged into his mother's house, grabbed the baby and left. The mother posted pictures and posts on facebook, frantically pleading for help to find her baby. Well, the baby was found last night but not in Stann Creek, but in Belize City. Now the entire situation raises so many questions and it is still unclear as to why these men would target this family and kidnap baby Aiden. Today at another event, ACP Chester Williams tried to answer all the questions he could.

ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South
"Last night shortly after ten p.m., the child was found in the Cemetery area. Police went and located the child, the child was taken to the Domestic Violence Unit and then to the hospital to ensure that the child was in good state. Thankfully, the child was unharmed and I believe by now the child has been united with his parents."

Duane Moody
"Sir, how did you guys get this information that the child was there?"

ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South
"Well a neighbor or someone who lives in that vicinity, notified the police that they saw the child and they went and they located the child and they called the police and the police went in and retrieved the child from there."

Duane Moody
"Sir, is there any information in terms of a grey SUV that brought the child there, because that's what we understand. He was kidnapped from his home in Bella Vista by two dark complexion male persons in an SUV."

ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South
"Well I am not sure. We have not received that information as it relates to the dropping off of that child. But I will tell you that there is certain information that we do have that we are following - that I will not be privy to tell you at this time because the investigation is still ongoing and I do not want to put too much information out there to alert those persons who are responsible that we are on their trail."

The child is safe and sound with his mother. We will keep you updated.

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