Kienan Hebert was returned to his family home at about 3 a.m. last night, nearly five days after the young boy was reported missing.
The B.C. boy’s safe return comes a day after his father made an emotional plea to whoever had his child.
“We’re just asking please bring Kienan to a safe place right now, like a gas station or a store parking lot where he’s visibly seen and just drop him off there,” Paul Hebert said at a news conference Saturday.
“Walk away. We just want him safe.”
No one was at home when the abductor returned the child because his parents were staying with friends.
(READ the story in the National Post)
This ‘nothing short of miraculous’ story continues to unfold, with the father saying the abductor needed help and it wasn’t there – the system failed him and the family was harmed. Joy and gratefulness are the overarching themes as the hunt continues for the reclusive Randal Hopley: [url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/photos/1072#igImgId_16707[/url] Godspeed to the police forces in the search.