A teen boy abducted from near his school Wednesday was found hidden in a barn at 10869 Heritage Road near Wanless Drive in Brampton about 11 p.m.Thursday. He had been kidnapped in some sort of bizarre revenge or extortion for his stepbrother’s alleged $4 million drug debt. The boy was taken by Halton paramedics to the Hospital for Sick Children where he was met by his mother. Also late Thursday, OPP officers located a burned-out Jeep vehicle in Forks of the Credit Provincial Park in Caledon that they believe is the Jeep that was used to abduct the boy. It was found a 26-minute drive away from the barn. There are questions about why the lad’s school did not report him absent sooner. The Toronto District School Board said four staff members have been put on home assignment while an investigation is launched into why the boy’s family wasn’t notified sooner of their son’s absence from school.
Live news conference Friday morning
Chief Mark Saunders will hold a news conference at police headquarters, in the media gallery, to address the community and media regarding the recent abduction investigation of a 14-year-old boy. The event will be available on Bell TOC, and live-streamed on YouTube.
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