Mother of abducted son believes he is alive

Siew told Newsday on Saturday that for the past days she had not been able to sleep at nights as she continues to pray for her son’s abductors to release him to his family.

The mother said she had a dream on Friday that her son was alive but being kept hostage.

“In the dream I saw him standing and he smiled at me. I know in my heart he is alive. I know he is being kept against his will, but my son is alive,”the tearful mother said.

Anthony, 34, was abducted two Sudays ago at about 11 am while he and his cousin Kevin Mahabir were walking along Lime Fruit Road in Freeport. Anthony was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and grey long pants. Members of the Anti -Kidnapping Squad have since questioned several individuals.

Police officers told Newsday that they were working on certain leads and were searching for several individuals who would could assist them in finding Anthony.

Police have also obtained a statement from Mahabir who witnessed his cousin’s abduction. Anthony lived with his family at Commonwealth Drive, off Nelson Road, in Freeport.

On the day he was abducted, Anthony and his cousin went to seek employment and were returning home. Siew told Newsday she could not understand why anyone would want to harm her son.

“He never told me about anyone threatening to harm him in anyway, so I just can’t understand why.

He is an innocent man,” she said.

She pleaded with her son’s abductors not to harm him and send him home. “Please I am begging please, just send my boy home, please please,” she begged, as she wept.

Anthony’s cellphone has since been switched off. Siew, who is expected to undergo surgery next month, said she did not know how she will cope without her son as he was the one who took her to the doctor and cared for her.

“All my children are there for me, but he is the one who takes me to the doctor always . He said he was going to be there at my side when I undergo the operation. I can’t do it without him,”she cried. Relatives are concerned about Siew’s heath as they say his abduction has taken a toll on her.