MISSING CHILDREN : Canada News International Parental Child Abduction Alexander Christopher Watkins

NEWS UPDATE & INTERVIEW

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

'A' CHANNEL NEWS - CTVglobemedia

Reported by Jackie Crandles

http://www.atv.ca/home/news_71915.aspx

(Video Transcript from 'A' CHANNEL NEWS Report)

News Anchor Jayne Pritchard announces:

A Newmarket father hasn’t seen his two sons for almost a year.

A Canada-wide warrant for the abduction of the boys has been issued against the boy’s mother.

But as the days grow in months and the months into years, Stephen Watkins worries he may never see the boys again.

Jackie Crandles spoke with him today:

Stephen Watkins says, “Since they have left, I have left everything the way that it was, Alexander sleeps here”

But these beds have haven’t been sleep in since last march, that’s the last time Stephen Watkins saw his two sons, 8 year old Alexander and 5 year old Christopher. These presents have been left unopened.

Mr. Watkins explains, “And the presents were given to the boys on their birthday, Christopher’s birthday was April 1st.”     

The last time Watkins saw his sons was when they left for what was suppose to be a weekend visit with his ex-wife.

Mr. Watkins explains, “The Monday I got a call from the school saying that the kids haven’t arrived”

Police believe the boys Mother, Edyta Watkins Ustaszewski, took them across the US border with the help of her father, who has been charged with “Aiding and Abetting” an abduction.  Police believe she then took the boys to Poland where she was born.

York Regional Police has issued a national warrant for her arrest.

Mr. Watkins says, “We can’t imagine what they are going through right now, they are physically on the run, if they are being hidden, they are on the run, that’s not a life to live, for any child” 

Terry Smith is the assistant director of CHILD FIND ONTARIO she says progress in international parental abductions cases can be painstakingly slow.

Terry Smith says, “You have to deal with international Police service, Interpol, you end up dealing with the Justice department, law enforcement in the other country etc, etc… So it can be long and painstaking unfortunately because every level has their Job to do.”

After 11 months the Polish Courts have finally ordered the Police there to begin searching for the boys. It’s a small piece of good news that may finally lead to their whereabouts. Until that news comes, their dad can only wait.

Mr. Watkins says, “It would mean the world to me if everyone could help me find the children, Alexander and Christopher Watkins and bring them home, back home to Canada. They are my world.”

The boys Grandfather is scheduled to make his second appearance in a Newmarket court on February 24^th, Lance.    

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Thank you for REPOSTING these Missing Abducted Children on other networking sites so that they may be found.

The children are flagged on Interpol with world wide YELLOW NOTICES for information on their whereabouts.

Alexander WATKINS and Christopher WATKINS have still NOT been located in Poland, Germany or Austria and Europe.

If seen, immediately call your local Emergency Telephone Number (i.e. # 9-9-7 in Poland) and contact either to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) at mcr.nps@bellnet.ca (RCMP2009247848) in Canada or INTERPOL internationally e-mail: FORM (F-159/4-2009)