Boy, 5, missing for week after father was found unconscious at California park
Published April 29, 2017
Fox News
Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre27 Email Print
This undated photo posted on the South Pasadena, Calif., Police Department's Facebook page shows Aramazd Andressian, Jr.
The father of a 5-year-old boy reported missing about a week ago in California has released a statement saying he is desperate to find his son, on the same day homicide detectives searched his home.
Aramazd Aramazd Andressian Sr., released the statement through his lawyer Friday.
"I am desperate to find my son, Aramazd Jr. and need the public's help," the statement said. "I hope and pray for the safe return of my only child, my namesake."
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives served a search warrant at Andressian's house and took a scent-detection dog to look for forensic evidence. The father and son were last seen leaving Disneyland on April 20.
The Pasedena News Star reported that he said his son wanted to go to the park before the 9 a.m. custody exchange with the child's mother.
Expand / Contract
In this undated photo provided by the South Pasadena, Calif., Police Department shows Aramazd Andressian Sr.
The father was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment but released days later as detectives chose not to present a case to prosecutors for reasons they wouldn't reveal. Investigators have been looking for Aramazd Andressian Jr. since his father was found unconscious at a park last weekend.
Police have said it doesn't appear he was attacked, but in his statement Andressian says he believes he was.
"I was at the park with my son, and then I found myself waking up in Huntington Memorial Hospital hours later," Andressian said. "I was told that a Good Samaritan found me unconscious on the ground near my car, with young Aramazd nowhere in sight. I can only speculate that I must have been attacked in the park."
Boy, 5, missing for week after father was found unconscious at California park
Published April 29, 2017
Fox News
Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre27 Email Print
This undated photo posted on the South Pasadena, Calif., Police Department's Facebook page shows Aramazd Andressian, Jr.
The father of a 5-year-old boy reported missing about a week ago in California has released a statement saying he is desperate to find his son, on the same day homicide detectives searched his home.
Aramazd Aramazd Andressian Sr., released the statement through his lawyer Friday.
"I am desperate to find my son, Aramazd Jr. and need the public's help," the statement said. "I hope and pray for the safe return of my only child, my namesake."
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives served a search warrant at Andressian's house and took a scent-detection dog to look for forensic evidence. The father and son were last seen leaving Disneyland on April 20.
The Pasedena News Star reported that he said his son wanted to go to the park before the 9 a.m. custody exchange with the child's mother.
Expand / Contract
In this undated photo provided by the South Pasadena, Calif., Police Department shows Aramazd Andressian Sr.
The father was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment but released days later as detectives chose not to present a case to prosecutors for reasons they wouldn't reveal. Investigators have been looking for Aramazd Andressian Jr. since his father was found unconscious at a park last weekend.
Police have said it doesn't appear he was attacked, but in his statement Andressian says he believes he was.
"I was at the park with my son, and then I found myself waking up in Huntington Memorial Hospital hours later," Andressian said. "I was told that a Good Samaritan found me unconscious on the ground near my car, with young Aramazd nowhere in sight. I can only speculate that I must have been attacked in the park."
Boy, 5, missing for week after father was found unconscious at California park