Doomsday mom accused of abandoning youngsters in Croatian orphanage

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A Utah mother obsessive about doomsday prophecies has been arrested abroad after allegedly kidnapping her 4 younger youngsters and abandoning them in a Croatian orphanage, triggering a world authorized battle to deliver the children residence.

Elleshia Anne Seymour, 35, was taken into custody in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Jan. 16, the Salt Lake County District Legal professional’s Workplace confirmed to Fox Information Digital. Prosecutors stated they're now working with federal companions to discover extradition choices, although no timeline has been introduced.

Seymour is charged in Utah with 4 counts of custodial interference — eradicating baby from state, all third-degree felonies, after authorities say she took her youngsters overseas with out the consent of their fathers and didn't return them for court-ordered visitation.

Officers say Seymour boarded a one-way flight from Salt Lake Metropolis to Amsterdam on Nov. 29 earlier than touring on to Croatia with the kids. Investigators allege the deadline for her to return the kids to their fathers had "lengthy since elapsed," and each fathers advised police they by no means agreed to permit the kids to depart the state or the nation.

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Seymour's youngsters are proven in a household photograph together with her ex-husband, Kendall Seymour. Authorities stated the kids had been later present in a Croatian orphanage after being taken overseas by their mom. (GoFundMe)

In line with Kendall Seymour, the daddy of three of the kids, the household didn't understand the kids were missing till days after that they had already been taken abroad.

"On Sunday, Nov. 30, my ex-wife flew to Europe , kidnapping all three of my children and her fourth baby from one other dad," Seymour wrote in his authentic GoFundMe put up. "We didn’t study till Tuesday, Dec. 2, that anybody was lacking."

Court docket information present a no-bail arrest warrant was issued in December after prosecutors argued Seymour posed a flight danger and a hazard to her youngsters.

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Images present the lacking Seymour youngsters alongside a separate picture of their mom. Authorities stated the kids had been allegedly taken overseas by their mom and later discovered at an orphanage in Croatia. (GoFundMe)

In line with charging paperwork, officers later discovered Seymour’s house unlocked and deserted, her car parked at Salt Lake Metropolis Worldwide Airport, and a pocket book outlining plans to discard telephones and paperwork. Kendall Seymour stated his ex-wife allegedly solid passport paperwork for the kids and left behind what he described as a delusional be aware claiming she had obtained a message from God promising she can be in Italy by Christmas.

He additionally stated police discovered a handwritten to-do listing that included directions to "shred paperwork," "destroy figuring out pictures," "throw away telephone," and "buy pre-paid telephone."

In a voicemail left for Kendall Seymour days after disappearing, Elleshia Seymour allegedly claimed she was in France and stated she wanted to get the kids out as a result of the " end times " had been coming, in accordance with police.

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Kendall Seymour is proven together with his youngsters in an undated household photograph taken previous to their alleged abduction. (GoFundMe)

The kids had been ultimately situated in Croatia and positioned right into a state-run orphanage.

Now, Kendall Seymour has flown to Europe in a determined effort to deliver them residence.

In a Jan. 25 replace posted to a GoFundMe marketing campaign, Seymour stated the kids stay "trapped in Croatia in a state-run orphanage" as he works to safe their launch from authorities custody.

"We're within the nation, attempting to get the children out of the custody of the native authorities," he wrote, including that the household has been compelled to rent Croatian attorneys who specialise in worldwide baby abduction instances, file functions underneath the Hague Conference, pay for court-approved translators, and lengthen their keep abroad indefinitely.

Seymour stated the fundraiser’s authentic purpose has already been consumed by journey prices alone and warned that future bills — together with remedy — stay unknown.

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"Who is aware of how a lot cash goes to be wanted for remedy for the 5 of us, after that is throughout," he wrote.

He additionally revealed {that a} fifth American baby, who had been touring with Seymour and her youngsters, is housed on the identical orphanage. That baby has not been publicly recognized, and Seymour stated his authorized state of affairs is "much more troublesome," requiring further authorized technique and help.

Stepheny Worth covers crime, together with lacking individuals, homicides and migrant crime. Ship story tricks to stepheny.worth@fox.com.

Stepheny Worth is a Author at Fox News with a concentrate on West Coast and Midwest information, lacking individuals, nationwide and worldwide crime tales, murder instances, and border safety.