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đš Mother of Missing 3-Year-Old Claire Bell Arrested â LaSalle, Quebec
The mother of a three-year-old girl missing since Sunday from Montrealâs LaSalle borough has been arrested.
According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), she has been charged with child abandonment and appeared in court overnight.
She is expected to appear again during the day.
Claire Bell, 3, was last seen on Sunday at 9:45 a.m. near Newman Boulevard in Montrealâs LaSalle borough. She was reported missing by her mother at 3:30 p.m. in Coteau-du-Lac in the MontĂ©rĂ©gie region.
Jean-RaphaĂ«l Drolet, a spokesperson with the SQ, explained that the mother âcame [into a store] to say that they didnât have the child anymore, that they lost her; they didnât know where she was.â
In response, the SQ deployed helicopters, drones and ground search crews in the hopes of finding Bell. At 2 p.m. Monday, the force confirmed it had found a dead dog on the side of Highway 30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, west of Montreal.
Officers say the dog matches the description of a brown, long-haired chihuahua belonging to the missing toddler.
Bell is described as 0.90 m (3 ft) in height and 16 kg (35 lb) in weight.
She has brown hair and brown eyes. She speaks English.
She was last seen wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with a pink collar, gray pants and no shoes.
Police are asking residents in LaSalle and Coteau-du-Lac to check the buildings on their property for signs of the missing girl. The force has also shared footage of the motherâs car, a grey 2007 Ford Escape with a yellow âBaby on boardâ sign in English hanging in the rear window and the licence plate K50 FVE, in the hopes of jogging peopleâs memories and help investigators with the timeline of events.
Anyone with information on Claire Bellâs whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the SĂ»retĂ© du QuĂ©becâs confidential criminal information centre at 1-800-659-4264.
Source: CTV News
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đš La mĂšre de Claire Bell, 3 ans, disparue Ă LaSalle (QuĂ©bec), arrĂȘtĂ©e
La mĂšre d’une fillette de trois ans portĂ©e disparue depuis dimanche dans lâarrondissement LaSalle, Ă MontrĂ©al, a Ă©tĂ© arrĂȘtĂ©e.
Selon la SĂ»retĂ© du QuĂ©bec (SQ), elle a Ă©tĂ© accusĂ©e dâabandon dâenfant et a comparu devant le tribunal dans la nuit.
Elle devrait comparaßtre à nouveau durant la journée.
Claire Bell, 3 ans, a Ă©tĂ© vue pour la derniĂšre fois dimanche Ă 9 h 45 prĂšs du boulevard Newman dans lâarrondissement LaSalle de MontrĂ©al. Sa mĂšre a signalĂ© sa disparition Ă 15 h 30 Ă Coteau-du-Lac, dans la rĂ©gion de la MontĂ©rĂ©gie.
Jean-RaphaĂ«l Drolet, porte-parole de la SQ, a expliquĂ© que la mĂšre « est entrĂ©e [dans un magasin] pour dire quâils nâavaient plus lâenfant, quâils lâavaient perdue ; ils ne savaient pas oĂč elle Ă©tait ».
En rĂ©ponse, la SQ a dĂ©ployĂ© des hĂ©licoptĂšres, des drones et des Ă©quipes de recherche au sol dans lâespoir de retrouver Claire. Lundi Ă 14 h, la SQ a confirmĂ© avoir trouvĂ© un chien mort sur le bord de lâautoroute 30 Ă Vaudreuil-Dorion, Ă lâouest de MontrĂ©al.
Les policiers affirment que le chien correspond Ă la description dâun chihuahua brun Ă poils longs appartenant Ă la fillette disparue.
Claire mesure environ 0,90 m (3 pi) et pĂšse 16 kg (35 lb).
Elle a les cheveux bruns et les yeux bruns. Elle parle anglais.
Elle portait un chandail blanc Ă manches longues avec un col rose, un pantalon gris et nâavait pas de chaussures.
La police demande aux rĂ©sidents de LaSalle et de Coteau-du-Lac de vĂ©rifier les bĂątiments sur leur propriĂ©tĂ© Ă la recherche dâindices de la fillette disparue. Les autoritĂ©s ont Ă©galement diffusĂ© une vidĂ©o de la voiture de la mĂšre : un Ford Escape gris 2007 avec une pancarte jaune « Baby on board » (bĂ©bĂ© Ă bord) accrochĂ©e Ă la vitre arriĂšre et la plaque d’immatriculation K50 FVE, dans lâespoir de raviver les souvenirs du public et dâaider Ă reconstituer la chronologie des Ă©vĂ©nements.
Toute personne ayant des informations sur la disparition de Claire Bell est priĂ©e dâappeler le 911 ou le Centre dâinformation criminelle confidentielle de la SĂ»retĂ© du QuĂ©bec au 1-800-659-4264.
Source : CTV News





