Two Alberta boys, aged four and six, have been found safe in B.C. after an alleged abduction. Their mother and her partner face charges.
Two brothers found safe in British Columbia
Two young Alberta brothers are safe after police found them in British Columbia more than two months after they were allegedly taken from their home.
The boys, aged four and six, were found Thursday at a rural property in West Kelowna, B.C., according to the RCMP.
Thankfully, police say both children are in good health.
For now, the brothers remain with B.C. child protection services. They are expected to return to Alberta.
Amber Alert was issued in July
The case began in early July.
Police said the boys had been taken from Valhalla Centre, a small Alberta community about 63 kilometres northwest of Grande Prairie.
Soon after, authorities issued an Amber Alert to help locate the children.
Alerts were also issued in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. However, those alerts were later cancelled as the investigation continued.
Meanwhile, RCMP officers kept working to locate the brothers and determine where they had been taken.
Mother and partner face charges
Police have now arrested the boys’ mother and her partner.
Both have been charged with contravening a custody order, the RCMP said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The boys’ safe recovery brings an important development to a case that had stretched on for weeks. However, police have not released further details about the circumstances that led officers to the West Kelowna property.
