Mother accused of kidnapping toddler son in LA County and fleeing to Mexico

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Brigette Benitez, who doesn't have custody of her son, failed to return him to his foster parent after an unsupervised visit in Walnut last month, the FBI said.

The mother, who doesn't have custody of her son, failed to return him to his foster parent after a visit in Walnut, the FBI said.Brigette Benitez, who doesn't have custody of her son, failed to return him to his foster parent after an unsupervised visit in Walnut last month, the FBI said.The FBI is searching for a 31-year-old mother accused of kidnapping her own son and possibly fleeing to Mexico.

Neither she or the boy's father, Miguel Eduardo Medina Zuniga, Sr., have legal custody of the child. Authorities say the father has a history of violent offenses. A federal arrest warrant for Benitez was obtained Thursday after she was charged with international parental kidnapping in a criminal complaint filed in Los Angeles. The complaint alleges that Benitez "intentionally obstructed the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services ," who holds legal custody of the boy.

 

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