The centre released preliminary findings on Wednesday from a new report, Abducted Then Murdered Children: A Canadian Study. "It's important to acknowledge and reinforce that for children to be abducted and murdered by a stranger in Canada is a rare occurrence. More than 150 children in Canada have been abducted and murdered between 1970 and 2010, but it is still a rare occurrence, a Canadian Centre for Child Protection study says. The study examines 155 murders between 1970 and 2010 involving victims age 16 and younger who were abducted before being killed. In 60 per cent of the cases where time could be determined, 70 per cent of victims were murdered within three hours of being abducted.

Source: CBC News May 25, 2016 11:22 UTC