Pre-trial date set for Brampton man charged with abducting Thessalon boy

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Pre-trial date set for Brampton man charged with abducting Thessalon boy
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Manoj Govindbalunikam was arrested by Sault OPP in August after allegedly picking up a nine-year-old in Thessalon in his yellow Camaro and taking the boy for ice cream

A judicial pre-trial date has been set for the Brampton man accused of abducting a nine-year-old Thessalon boy last summer.

Govindbalunikam did not appear before Justice Micharel Varpio on Wednesday in person or by video, and was not required to at this stage of the legal proceedings, but was represented in court by his defence lawyer Jessica Belisle. Govindbalunikam is currently on bail, with conditions that he be under a curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and be prohibited from attending public parks or swimming areas. He must also remain away from the municipality of Thessalon except to drive through to attend trial and cannot be in communication with the victim and his family.

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