A mother was allowed to leave New Zealand with her son on February 7, despite a border alert preventing her from doing so. A police officer who allowed a mother to abduct her young son despite an active border alert had "insufficient knowledge" and understanding of police policy, an investigation has found. Stuff earlier revealed the Christchurch Airport-based officer used the wrong computer system to check for information about the border alert and failed to contact Interpol, which was normal practice. SUPPLIED A mother was allowed to abduct her child and take him overseas because a police officer at Christchurch Airport couldn't find anything in their system, despite a Customs border alert. On February 7, the airport police officer made several attempts to contact Mr B's solicitor after Customs Officers provided him with a copy of the border alert.

Source: Stuff December 04, 2019 07:07 UTC