UPDATE (GOOD NEWS) : Abducted baby back with mother...."Mi have him," an excited Karram said. The mother said the baby was taken to the doctor and was in good health. "Him alright," she stated. "Mi feeling alright... mi happy," she added.

Thursday, December 04, 2014    

AKEEM Karram, the seven-month-old child who was allegedly abducted in St Ann last week was Tuesday handed over to the police in Linstead, St Catherine.

KARRAM… happy to have child back. At right: A file
 photo of seven-month-old Akeem Karram, who was
abducted last week

Head of the St Ann Police Senior Superintendent Yvonne Martin-Daley said officers from her parish collected the child from the Linstead Police and took him to the office of the Child Development Agency (CDA) in the parish. The child was subsequently returned to his mother after CDA officers did the necessary checks.

The recovery of the child ended days of desperate search by family members and the police.

According to the police, the child's mother, Annmarie Karram, was lured from her home in Retreat, St Mary, to Mammee Bay in St Ann where she was attacked and overpowered by two women who took the child from her and escaped from the area.

Karram said one of the women used a needle to stick her in the neck before taking the infant.

Police said yesterday that one suspect has since been apprehended and a search launched for other persons believed to be involved in the incident. Karram could not hide her joy when she got back her baby. more