NewsAlert: 11-year-old Ontario girl subject of Amber Alert found dead: police

By The Canadian Press

Posted Feb 15, 2019 01:41:59 AM.

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say an 11-year-old girl has been found dead after she was allegedly abducted by her father.

Peel regional police issued an Amber Alert for Riya Rajkumar at about 11 p.m. Thursday after she was not returned to her mother.

Police say the girl was found dead at a residence in Brampton, Ont., and her father, Roopesh Rajkumar, has been arrested.

More to come.

The Canadian Press

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