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The Story Of Little Freddie's Abduction In Bangsar

A 20-month-old son of a British expatriate, who was abducted in broad daylight in affluent Bangsar on Friday evening by a machete-wielding couple who drove off with the toddler in a white Toyota Camry, has been found.

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CCTV Footage of Freddie's Kidnapping Incident Released By Police

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Police today released video grabs from a CCTV recording showing a man abducting British toddler Freddie Joseph from his home in Bangsar on November 8th.

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The recording was taken from a neighbour's CCTV system and showed the five-minute incident which occurred in front of the house where the boy and his British expatriate mother Sarah live in Jalan Terasik 7, Bangsar.

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"The car used by the kidnappers, a white Toyota Camry, was using a fake registration plate," Ku said in a press conference held here at the city police headquarters.

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2 Suspects Of Freddie's Kidnapping Case Released

Police have release two people who were suspects in the abduction of baby Freddie Joseph on Nov 8 after their alibis checked out.

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An ex-maid of Freddie's family and her boyfriend were arrested on Nov 10, a day after Freddie was found at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa by a lorry driver.

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“We have not made any new arrests and there have been no positive developments in the case so far,” SAC Ku told a press conference at the police contingent headquarters here.

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Ex-maid Detained In Connection With Freddie's Abduction In Bangsar

The city police Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah today confirmed the arrest of a female Filipino this morning regarding the British expatriate boy Freddie Joseph kidnapping.

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Sarah Joseph reunited with Freddie.

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Sarah Joseph and Freddie, reunited.

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The woman had worked for Freddie’s mother, Sarah Joseph, for about a year before stopping work six months ago. It is learnt that a complaint was lodged to her agency, which later reassigned her to another employer.

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“She had worked with the victim for about a year... but at this point we can’t say that it is this woman, and we can’t say it is this man,” he said, when asked if they could be the two kidnappers.

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Sarah Joseph and Freddie Joseph.

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UPDATE: Baby Freddie has been found at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa on Saturday

Kidnapped British boy Freddie Joseph has been found unharmed at Lake Titiwangsa at 1.20pm.

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Freddie's safe in his mother's arms.

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Kuala Lumpur deputy criminal investigation department chief ACP Khairy Ahrasa confirmed the news. Freddie, who is 20 months old, is being taken to the Jalan Tun Razak police station.

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Sarah Joseph reunited with Freddie.

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Freddie Joseph being hugged by a welfare officer at Lake Titiwangsa. - pic by @HiNadia, November 9, 2013.

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UPDATE: Police find black button found at scene of the crime, family to give statement to public this afternoon

Police have been stationed across the road along Jalan Terasek 7 where a 20-month-old Freddie was snatched from his expatriate mother here Friday to protect a piece of evidence (a black button), which is to be collected by forensics personnel soon.

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Police stationed outside the house along Jalan Terasek 7 to protect a piece of evidence (under the red chair) that will be collected by forensics.

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The expatriate family of the kidnapped Freddie are expected to make a statement to the public on Saturday afternoon.

A family friend, said the mother of the child, Sarah Joseph, 39 was calm but traumatised by the ordeal.

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Members of the family of the kidnapped Freddie sitting outside the home, awaiting for updates from police.

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"We are all holding up but you can just imagine the difficult time we are going through right now.

"There have been no updates as of yet," he said Saturday. All throughout the morning, neighbours and friends have visited the house along Jalan Terasek 7 to provide support and comfort to the family.

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A 20-month-old British baby was snatched by two suspects in front of his house in Jalan Terasik 7, Bangsar, on 8th November

A two-year-old British boy named Freddie was allegedly kidnapped today from his home in the Bangsar suburb here by a machete-wielding Asian man who made off with a female accomplice in a white Toyota Camry at about 6pm.

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A picture of the British boy only identified as ‘Freddie’ who is reported to have been kidnapped today from his home in Bangsar on November 8, 2013. — Picture courtesy of a family friend.

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The mother Sarah Joseph, a language teacher, was alone with the baby, having dinner on the porch at about 6.20pm Friday when the couple came into the double-storey link house in Jalan Terasek and grabbed the baby, named Freddie, from his chair.

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The mother, Sarah Joseph, sustained injuries to her arms from a machete when she tried to prevent the kidnapper from getting away with the child, said a friend of the mother.

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Joseph hugging a stuffed toy belonging to Freddie who was snatched from her home in Bangsar.

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Joseph was seen running out of the house and clinging onto the car and being dragged for a few metres before falling.

Police rushed to the house and spent over two hours dusting for fingerprints and looking for leads into the case.

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Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said police have classified the case as kidnapping until further investigations showed otherwise

The man and woman who snatched a British toddler from his home in the affluent Bangsar earlier this evening likely knew his family well, city police said.

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Malaysian forensic personnel in front of the home of Freddie Joseph at Jalan Terasek 7, Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur today. - The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 9, 2013.

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However, Datuk Ku Chin Wah, head of the City Criminal Investigation Department (CID), admitted that the police were stumped as to the possible motive. “Until now, we don’t know their motives,” Ku told reporters at the Pantai police station here in a late night new conference.

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The street where Freddie lived with his mother before he was kidnapped.

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“We suspect that they know the family,” he said, before adding, ”The mother did not recognise the man.”

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No ransom demand has been made following the kidnapping of a 20-month-old British baby from his home in Jalan Terasek 7 in Bangsar on Friday evening.

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The kidnapper was described as standing about 5-feet-6-inches tall with Chinese or Burmese features

His female accomplice was reportedly an Asian with long black hair. The duo reportedly made their getaway in a white Toyota Camry, which bore the car registration plate number BKP 4386.

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A photo of the boy has also been circulated on Twitter with a message saying:

“URGENT, please share Freddy (20 months old) was kidnapped on jalan Terasek 7 at approximately before 6pm. If you have any info, please contact Paul on 012-2036264.”

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