The grandfather of a toddler allegedly kidnapped from his Queensland home as he slept has spoken of the family s nightmare ordeal.
The 20-month-old boy was allegedly abducted from his Darra home in Brisbane s south about 4am today by a stranger who police said snatched the boy from his cot.
Queensland Police issued an Amber Alert for the child after family woke to find the child s bedroom door open and no sign of him.
The intruder can be seen carrying the toddler from his Brisbane home.(Nine)
It was seven hours before the child was found safe on the side of Orange Grove Road in nearby Salisbury.
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Subscriber only A 31-year-old man known to the family of a little boy taken from his cot last night has been charged with one count of child stealing, and one count of enter dwelling with intent at night. He will face Richlands Magistrates Court tomorrow. The boys grandfather, who described the gut-wrenching moment he discovered that his one-year-old grandson had been snatched from the family home, has been reunited with the little one. Speaking to the media outside a police station the man said he was so happy and that the little one was all healthy, all good .
Update: The 20-month-old reported missing from a home in Darra this morning has been located safe and well. The Amber Alert issued regarding this matter
PLEASE BROADCAST AMBER ALERT TONE AND THIS EXACT MESSAGE AS A MATTER OF EXTREME URGENCY The Queensland Police Service have located the 1-year-old boy who