York Regional Police have arrested the father of a missing Woodbridge baby as the search continues for the two-month-old boy on Tuesday.
Homicide investigators located Ricky Doodhnaught, 31, at a residence on Driftwood Avenue, near Finch Avenue West and Jane Street, in Toronto.
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 who is in police custody 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.
An aunt and cousin of Doodhnaught were also arrested on Tuesday at the residence on Driftwood Avenue. Wilson said Rita Nankalie, 50, and Victoria Munian, 21, were arrested for obstructing justice.
The infant was last seen on Oct. 31 at a doctor's appointment in Woodbridge.
