Alleged abductor remains in custody

A woman alleged to have abducted her 2-year-old granddaughter from the Otago Farmers Market on Saturday will remain in custody until her application for bail is heard in the Dunedin District Court tomorrow.

Yvonne Annelie Skeet (47), sickness beneficiary, of Mosgiel, faces an indictably-laid charge of abduction.

Her police-opposed application for bail began in court this morning but was adjourned until tomorrow for a formal psychiatric assessment, Judge Eddie Paul saying it was ''premature to consider bail at this stage''.

Skeet is alleged to have taken the child from the farmers market about 12.30pm on Saturday.

The child was found by police ''safe and well'' at a South Dunedin address on Sunday morning and has been returned to the custody of Child, Youth and Family.

 

Add a Comment

 

Advertisement