Yaseen Shady Awad was an infant in Toronto when he disappeared on or about April 15, 2005. Born April 19, 2004, he was just shy of his first birthday and described as having auburn hair and blue eyes. Reports indicate the disappearance is treated as a parental abduction rather than a typical missing persons case.

Authorities believe the non-custodial mother, Marina Zlonikova, then 23 years old, took Yaseen. A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Zlonikova’s arrest, and investigators have suggested she may have left the country with the child, possibly travelling to Ukraine. The file remains open and agencies continue to seek information that could lead to Yaseen’s location and return.

If anyone has memories, sightings, travel details, or other information from spring 2005 that could help, please come forward.