TORONTO – The South Asain father of a missing infant is refusing to cooperate with officials in the disappearance of his son, who may have health problems.
The father, Ricky Doodhnaught, has been charged with abduction and three others have also been arrested, reported CTV News Toronto.
Doodhnaught, 31, made a brief appearance in an Ontario court on Wednesday as the search continues for the two-month-old boy. He was remanded into custody until a bail hearing set for Dec. 13 on accusations of abducting his infant son.
York Regional Police located Doodhnaught at a residence on Driftwood Avenue, near Finch Avenue West and Jane Street, in Toronto on Tuesday.
Homicide investigators have taken over the search for a missing Woodbridge baby, more than a week after the infant’s father fled with the boy from Children’s Aid workers.
According to York Regional Police, Doodhnaught, 31, escaped with his nine-week-old son George when case workers and police arrived at a Comfort Inn in Rexdale on Nov. 24.
Det. Sgt. Larry Wilson said that Doodhnaught’s son George was not with him when he fled from police.
Doodhnaught has not been co-operating with detectives, Wilson said at a press conference Tuesday night.
“He’s giving us no information,” he said.
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the infant. They said they are concerned for the boy’s safety given that he was born prematurely and may have health issues.
“We’re pleading to the public or any family members who may have possession of George Doodhnaught to contact police,” Wilson said on Tuesday.
An aunt and cousin of Doodhnaught were also arrested at the residence on Driftwood Avenue. Wilson said Rita Nankalie, 50, and Victoria Munian, 21, were arrested for obstructing justice.
Doodhnaught was ordered on Wednesday not to contact the two women as well as Susan Munian.
The missing infant was last seen on Oct. 31 when he was taken for a doctor’s appointment in Woodbridge.
Police said the baby’s mother believed that her husband had sheltered the child with relatives; however, police interviews revealed that some family members were not aware that the couple had a second child.
