Overview

• Police detained Enkhbold Enkhtaivan in Saint-Avé (Morbihan) with a suspected accomplice, and the child was recovered unharmed.
• The Ministry of Justice triggered an Alerte Enlèvement Tuesday night after the abduction Monday around 21:40 in Alençon.
• The Alençon prosecutor lifted the public alert Wednesday morning and asked that images stop circulating while searches continued.
• Investigators earlier located the white Peugeot 308 linked to the suspect near Alençon, the vice-prosecutor said.
• Press reports say the father had a 2024 domestic-violence conviction and had lost parental authority; prosecutors say the inquiry into the disappearance and family context is ongoing.