Man charged in attempted child abduction in Surrey

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A 22-year-old man has been charged in relation to an attempted abduction of a child from a driveway in Surrey last weekend, said police.

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Officers were called to a home in the 8100-block 136A Street at around 6:40 p.m. Saturday after a report of an attempted abduction.

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Police said a child was playing in a driveway outside when a stranger allegedly approached the child and “physically picked up” the child. Bystanders saw the incident and intervened. The stranger then put the child down and left the area.

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“A man matching the description of the suspect was detained by bystanders a short distance away until police arrived and took him into custody,” said the Surrey Police Service in a news release on Wednesday.

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The child was not harmed.

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Liam Robert Dobbs-Morency is facing one count of abduction of a person under 14 and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon.

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He remains in custody pending a bail hearing Thursday in Surrey provincial court.

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