SURREY Police Service (SPS) is currently investigating an attempted child abduction by a stranger this past weekend that has resulted in a man being charged with Criminal Code offences.

On Saturday, June 13 at 6:38 p.m., SPS frontline officers responded to an attempted abduction of a child by a stranger in the 8100-block 136A Street after a child, who was outside playing in a driveway, was allegedly approached by a stranger and physically picked up.

Bystanders saw the incident and intervened, causing the stranger to put the child down and leave the area. A man matching the description of the suspect was detained by bystanders a short distance away until police arrived and took him into custody. The child was not physically injured in the incident.

Liam Robert Dobbs-Morency, a 22-year-old male, has been charged with one count of abduction of a person under 14 years of age, and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon.

SPS’s Major Crime Section (MCS) has taken the lead on the investigation, which is ongoing.

Dobbs-Morency made his first court appearance on Sunday, June14 and has been remanded in custody. His next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, June 18.