Erbil police deny kidnapping of child in city

09/07/2012 10:37


ERBIL, July 9 (AKnews) – Erbil police have denied that a child was kidnapped in the city, adding that media reports of the case are fake.

police hawlerErbil citizen Umed Ibrahim said on some media channels that unknown armed men attacked him and his wife with bricks at 12:20am in Ayinda neighbourhood, north Erbil and after hurting the couple the men kidnapped a three-year-old child.

Ibrahim added that the attackers were driving government cars and some of them were wearing security uniforms.

Erbil police spokesperson Karwan Abdul Karim said the husband and wife went to Kasnazan police and complained after the incident.

Abdul Karim added that the wife was in a previous marriage and had a baby before meeting Umed Ibrahim. The couple later separated and the ex-husband took his child yesterday and did not kidnap it.

The courts have yet to decide whether the child should remain with the father or the mother.


By Rebin Hassan

HH/DM/AKnews