A seven-year-old girl who has been missing since Jan. 23 has been returned safe and sound.
Violet Bennett disappeared with her father Jesse Bennett after Jesse was directed by the court to give Violet into her mother’s custody, but Roget Jade Hall did not see her daughter again until Wednesday, April 20, when someone known to Violet dropped her off at the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment.
Hall said she’s “super happy” and a little anxious with her daughter’s homecoming, as she works to get things back to normal.
“But Violet is being her amazing, happy self,” said Hall. “She’s so much bigger now.”
Jesse is still wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for abduction in contravention of a custody order.
“This investigation came to a positive ending, thanks to the work of our partnering police agencies, the media and ultimately the public who provided tips in hope to safely locate Violet,” said Cpl. Alex Bérubé, an RCMP media officer, in a press release.
