Amber Alert sends shockwaves through Ontario just days before Christmas
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An Amber Alert has been issued across much of Ontario after the alleged abduction of a 9-month-old girl in Ottawa s Chinatown neighbourhood.
The baby, Magnolia Maggie Knox, was last seen around noon on Friday in Canada s capital city with her 39-year-old mother (and suspect in the case) Sherma Knox.
Police in Ottawa say the child was taken by her mother from the Lebreton Street North and Booth Street area. Sherma was on foot and carrying Maggie in her arms.
The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing 9-month-old Magnolia (Maggie) Knox who was taken by her mother Sherma Knox. They were last seen at 12:08 in the area of Lebreton Street North and Booth Street on foot. Sherma was carrying Maggie in her arms. There are concerns for their safety.
Sherma is described as a 39 year old black woman, 5’7” (170cm) 200 lbs (91kg). She was last seen wearing grey pants, long black parka, black mesh shoes, tuque and a beige backpack. She has finger nails painted purple with sparkles. (See photo)
Maggie was wearing a striped blue, red and pink shirt, navy colored leggings, pink onesie, floral dress and tan slip-on shoes. (See photo)
| Updated December 18, 2020
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OTTAWA A nine-month-old girl who was at the centre of an Amber Alert has been found safe.
Ottawa police say the girl’s 39-year-old mother is in custody.
They say the Gatineau police helped with the investigation, which is ongoing.
Police had said the girl was last seen at around noon, being carried away in her mother’s arms.
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An Amber Alert was issued by police for Magnolia (Maggie) Knox on Friday, just after 3 p.m.
Police say the mother, Sherma Knox, and her child were last seen at 12:08 p.m. in the area of Lebreton Street North and Booth Street, just west of downtown Ottawa.
There are concerns about their safety.
Sherma (39) is described as black, standing 5’7”, weighing around 200 pounds.
She was last seen wearing grey pants, a long black parka, black mesh shoes, a tuque, and a beige backpack.
Meanwhile, Maggie was wearing a striped blue, red and pink shirt, navy-coloured leggings, pink onesie, floral dress, and tan slip-on shoes.
Ottawa police safely locate 9-month-old girl, mother in custody after Amber Alert
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 5:14 pm EDT
A police barricade is set up outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The RCMP say they have safely resolved an incident at Rideau Hall, where Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau live.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ottawa Police have safely located a nine-month-old girl that was the subject of an Amber Alert on Friday.
Police said the girl’s mother is in custody.
The Amber Alert was issued around 3 p.m. after the 39-year-old mother was last seen with her daughter in the area of Lebreton Street North and Booth Street, just west of downtown Ottawa.