Probe launched for toddler abducted in St James
Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2020 | 12:29 PM
Detectives assigned to the St James police are probing the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 18-month-old Akelia Patten, otherwise called “Paris”, of James Hill, Clarendon and Retirement in Granville, St James on Monday.
The police say Akelia is of a brown complexion, medium build, and about two feet six inches tall.
She also has a white spot on her upper lip.
The police report that about 10:30 a.m., Akelia and her mother were walking on Humber Avenue in Montego Bay in the parish when they were accosted by two men armed with handguns who exited from a black 2010 Toyota Voxy.
They reportedly took the child.
The police say the mother escaped injury and then filed a report.
The police are appealing to anyone with information that will assist in the safe return of Akelia Patten to contact the Barnett Street Police at 876-952-2333, police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.
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