Man in jail after kidnapping his son

Champ Dollon prison (c) WRS

It’s been revealed a man accused of kidnapping his own child and taking him to Morrocco has been in jail in Geneva since the beginning of the year.

Last December, the man took his 5-year-old son to Marrakech – despite the mother being given sole custody by the courts.

The father returned to Geneva in January, without his son. He was placed in pre-trial detention.

The child has been found in Morocco by local authorities but can’t return as his passport is lost.

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