UPDATE: Five Year Old Child Located

Published March 19, 2019 at 9:10 pm

York Regional Police have issued an Amber Alert and are appealing to the public for help in locating a child who was allegedly abducted by her father in Markham.

Police recently announced that officers are searching for 5-year-old Jannah Jaffri, a child who was reportedly abducted by her father, Solomon Jaffri, from Armadale Public School in Markham.

Jannah Jaffri is described as a brown-skinned female who is four feet tall. She has light brown, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink sweater, white tank top, grey leggings and navy blue coat. She was also carrying a sparkly white unicorn backpack.

The suspect is described as a male who is 6’1”. Police say he has an average build, short brown hair and a tattoo of Jannah on his right arm. He was last seen wearing a navy blue dress coat and black cargo pants.

Police say they were last seen getting into a Beck minivan taxi.

The taxi was last seen travelling northbound on Coppard Ave. in Markham.