Police find one-year-old in Montreal homeless encampment
Montreal police say an investigation is underway after officers located a woman and a one-year-old child in a homeless encampment in the city’s east end.
Montreal police are investigating after locating a woman and a one-year-old child in a homeless encampment in the city's east end. The discovery was made on September 11 in the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. Police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant revealed that officers conducted a search and found the woman and child, noting that the situation raised concerns.
Brabant confirmed that the infant's health and safety were not at risk, but declined to disclose if the woman was under any investigation. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada expressed deep distress over the incident, emphasizing that it served as a stark reminder of the city's growing problem. She pledged that the city would no longer wait for the provincial government to act and vowed to take immediate action on the Notre-Dame site.
Martinez Ferrada also acknowledged the efforts of residents, first responders, and police who helped the child, extending gratitude to them for their intervention.
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