The father of a missing Woodbridge baby made a brief appearance in an Ontario court on Wednesday as the search continues for the two-month-old boy.
Ricky Doodhnaught, 31, 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.
Police said that Doodhnaught escaped when case workers and police arrived at a Comfort Inn in Rexdale on Nov. 24. The officials had come to the motel to collect two children under a previous court order.
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.
An 11-month-old child was taken into care by case workers and the mother of the children was arrested on the scene.
On the weekend, police had located Doodhnaught's vehicle in Toronto's west end.
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 infant was last seen on Oct. 31 at a doctor's appointment in Woodbridge.
