An Amber Alert Was Just Issued In Ontario For The Abduction Of A 7-Year-Old Girl

The child and suspect were last seen this morning in Bayfield, Ontario.
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At around 10:45 a.m. on March 10, an Amber Alert was issued in Ontario about the reported abduction of a child.

Ontario Provincial Police alerted the public that 7-year-old Olivia Brittain was last seen at around 6 a.m. on March 10 in Bayfield, Ontario.

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Britton is described as 4 feet 2 inches tall, 60 lbs, with hazel-brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. She was last seen wearing pink pajamas. 

The suspect is identified as 30-year-old Katrina Clark, who is 5 feet 6 inches tall, 128 lbs, with brown eyes and brown hair.

OPP says that a 2014 black Mercedes is linked to the abduction. 

"Please call 911 if you spot the vehicle or have any information regarding the whereabouts of the abductor or Olivia Brittain," wrote Halton Police on Twitter.

In December, an Amber Alert was issued after the abduction of a nine-month-old Ottawa baby, who was eventually returned safely.

UPDATE: Amber Alert Ontario confirmed on Twitter at 11:24 a.m. that the child has been located safe. The alert is now cancelled. 

  • Abby Neufeld was a writer at Narcity Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communications at the University of Victoria. Her past work has been published in The Toronto Star, Bitch Media, Canadian Dimension, This Magazine, and more. In 2019, Abby co-founded The New Twenties, an environmentally-focused literary and arts magazine.

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