A BAHRAIN boy has allegedly been kidnapped by relatives in Qatar after his mother was duped into travelling to visit his supposedly sick grandmother.

Briton Rebecca Jones says her 10-year-old son Adam was abducted three weeks ago after, she was invited to visit her late, Qatari ex-husband's family.

The 43-year-old left Bahrain with Adam on October 3, leaving behind her husband of five years, Barrie, and the couple's four-year-old daughter Alex.

She told the GDN from Doha yesterday that they spent two enjoyable days with the family, who were the "perfect hosts".

However, on the day they were due to return home, Mrs Jones received a call at their hotel requesting Adam be allowed to visit his ill grandmother.

She agreed and a driver was arranged to pick him up.

Mrs Jones said Adam called her to confirm he had arrived at the house safely and was told he would return after an hour.

Instead, she was called by one of Adam's uncles who asked to meet her to deal with an issue surrounding Adam's inheritance and only then did she find out she had been tricked.

"I went to a government office with my son's uncle to sign some inheritance papers, while my son was visiting his grandmother. But he was taken by the time I came back," Mrs Jones told the GDN.

"They (relatives) told me the papers I was going to sign were for my son's inheritance, but I refused to do so because they were in Arabic.

"Then one of my son's uncles, who has maintained a good relationship with us, assured me that the papers were about a piece of land my son and his grandmother owned, which they wanted to divide.

"Of course, I agreed because I had no reason to doubt them but after I signed it I was told that they had tricked me and this was a court order to take my son away."

A panicked Mrs Jones rushed to the grandmother's house, but Adam was not there.

The next day her husband flew in from Bahrain and the couple filed kidnapping allegations with police and the Qatari Public Prosecution.

Mr and Mrs Jones have been staying in Doha since then to fight their case, leaving Alex in Bahrain with her nanny.

Mrs Jones moved to Bahrain in 1988 and married Adam's father 10 years later.

Adam was born the following year, but the coupled divorced in late 1999.

Adam's father returned to Qatar, but visited Bahrain frequently, until he was killed in a motorbike accident in Qatar in November 2005.

Mrs Jones said she stayed in touch with his family and had taken Adam to visit relatives in Qatar several times since his father's death.

"A month ago I received a call from an uncle to visit Qatar to see the grandmother, as she was sick," said Mrs Jones.

She said she travelled to Doha with Adam, never for a minute suspecting that they were being lured into a trap.

Now she is in agony, but determined to get Adam back.

"I don't know how he is or where he is. But my late husband's relatives have indirectly indicated that my son is with them," said the Sheffield-born mum.

"I know who took my son and I won't leave until I get him back."

During their fight to get their son back, Mrs Jones was informed that the 77-year-old grandmother had filed for full custody over Adam.

The custody case goes before a Qatari court tomorrow, where Mr and Mrs Jones will be pleading for Adam to be handed back.

It is understood the Qatari family had originally planned to file the case in 2008 but as Mrs Jones wasn't in Qatar, they were unable to get a court order to take the child.

"I can't believe they are allowed to take him without any piece of documentation and that I have no rights as his mother," she said.

"I have had no contact with my son. They took away his mobile phone and won't let me speak to him.

"This is a devastating time for our family because I am sick with worry and I can't imagine life without him.

"All I want right now is to get my son back, I begged the family to let me see him but they refused.

"I will never give up the fight until the day I die."

"Alex is not aware of what's going on but she has started to become very unsettled," said Mrs Jones.

"She hasn't seen me for almost a month and she keeps asking about her brother. She misses him and loves him dearly.

"We just want this nightmare to be over."

Mr Jones said police had tried to get Adam back from the Qatari relatives but found Adam was not around.

"This has torn our family apart. I have a daughter in Bahrain, a wife in Qatar and a son - I don't know where," he said.

"This is very frustrating because we have tried all possible options to get him back but they are hopeless."

Mr Jones said the couple had no idea how long it could take to get Adam back.

The boy was a pupil at St Christopher's Junior School and it is understood his abductor has been looking at sending him to a school in Qatar.

It is understood Adam has been told he is on vacation and his parents will come for him soon.

"But I know my son is definitely distressed by now. He's never been away from us for even a day," said Mrs Jones.

"This has ruined our lives."

Mrs Jones' mother, sister and brother, who all live in Australia, have flown to Qatar to show their support for the family.

A DESPERATE mother has issued a heartfelt appeal to three separate governments to reunite her with her 10-year-old son, who has allegedly been abducted by relatives.

Briton Rebecca Jones, who claims her son Adam was kidnapped after they were duped into travelling to Qatar to visit his supposedly sick grandmother, is also preparing to launch an international campaign if Qatari courts refuse to hand Adam back.

The Cassation Court in Doha refused to give her temporary custody last week and is now due to decide who should get full custody of the St Christopher's Junior School pupil this Thursday (November 12).

Mrs Jones left Bahrain with Adam on October 3 to visit her late Qatari ex-husband's family in Doha, leaving behind her husband of five years, Barrie, and the couple's four-year-old daughter Alex.

She earlier told the GDN that she and her son had spent two enjoyable days with the family, who were the "perfect hosts".

However, on the day they were due to return home, Mrs Jones received a call at their hotel requesting Adam be allowed to visit his ill grandmother.

She agreed and a driver was arranged to pick him up.

Mrs Jones said Adam, who has dual British and Qatari nationality, called to confirm he had arrived at the house safely and she was told he would return after one hour.

Instead, the 43-year-old was asked by one of Adam's uncles to meet him to discuss an issue surrounding her son's inheritance.

However, she claimed she was tricked into signing legal papers in Arabic, which allowed the Qatari family to file for custody of Adam.

The next day, Mrs Jones' husband flew in and the couple filed a kidnapping case with police and the Qatari Public Prosecution.

The couple have been staying in Doha since then to fight their case, leaving Alex in Bahrain with her nanny.

They are now in the middle of a custody battle to get Adam back to Bahrain, after being informed that his 77-year-old grandmother had filed for full custody.

Mrs Jones has now lodged an appeal with the British government, the Bahraini royal family and the Qatari Amir to reunite her with her son.

"We are appealing to all three governments to help our case because we have no one else to turn to," she told the GDN from Qatar yesterday (nov 8).

"Adam is a child who has been taken away from his caring and loving family and I will not rest until I get him back.

"We plead with them (the three governments) to intervene in our case to ensure that justice is prevailed and my child is back in my arms.

"I appeal to them as a mother to assist us in our struggle to get Adam back and to ensure a fair trial is served.

"All I want is for Adam to be reunited with his family where he belongs."

Mrs Jones also vowed to launch an international campaign if Qatari authorities failed to deliver.

She added that relatives would hold a Press conference in London on Thursday (nov 12) depending on the outcome of the trial.

"We are preparing to approach the international Press if the matter is not resolved on Thursday," she said.

"Family representatives will hold a Press conference in London this week to all major news agencies depending on the outcome of the trial

"But everything is on the shelf right now because we want to wait and see what will happen.

"I will go to any length to highlight this issue and I will never give up the fight."

Mrs Jones earlier said she had lost all hopes of a positive outcome at the end of last week's trial.

Her lawyer earlier submitted several documents supporting her case, including some relating to his schooling in Bahrain.

Papers showing he had enrolled in several programmes to learn about Arab culture were also presented to the judge, as part of the Qatari family's case centres around the fact that they believe it is wrong for him to be attending a British school.

Mrs Jones has not seen Adam since October 5 and says she has had no communication with her son's Qatari relatives.

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The boy's friends, classmates and teachers earlier spoke of their shock and devastation at his sudden disappearance, while experts warned about the psychological impact the case could have on him and his mother.

Mrs Jones, who was born in Sheffield, moved to Bahrain in 1988 and married Adam's father 10 years later.

Adam was born the following year, but the couple divorced in late 1999.

His father Jamal returned to Qatar, but visited Bahrain frequently until he was killed in a motorbike accident in Qatar in November 2005.

Mrs Jones stayed in touch with his family and had taken Adam to visit relatives in Qatar several times since his father's death.

It is understood the Qatari family had originally planned to file the case last year, but as Mrs Jones was not in Qatar it was unable to get a court order to take Adam.

FAMILY and friends of a 10-year-old boy, allegedly abducted in Qatar over a month ago, launched a campaign yesterday (Nov 8) demanding his return.

Briton Adam Jones was reportedly kidnapped by family members of his late Qatari father on October 3, during a visit to the country with his mother Rebecca.

Rebecca's second husband and boy's stepfather, Barrie Jones, returned to Bahrain on Saturday (Nov 7), vowing to spearhead a campaign to reunite the devastated family.

He said he was overwhelmed with the support the family had already received from the Bahraini community.

"At the moment it's so hectic trying to consolidate all the information that people have been giving us, but I've got to say the reaction has been incredible," Mr Jones told the GDN yesterday.

"What's been really surprising is how many people are aware of what's happened to Adam, it hopefully will make a big difference."

He said that he would be holding a meeting today (Nov 9) with around 40 parents and concerned individuals to plan where the campaign will go next, adding that it all seems very positive.

"People have set up a Facebook group, there's a march being planned to the Qatari embassy and there are so many more things in the pipeline - it's incredible," said Mr Jones.

He said that Adam's case had already attracted international media attention, including the British newspaper The Telegraph.

Mr Jones said he felt that as the campaign gained momentum it would put increased pressure on the British Embassy and the British Foreign Commonwealth Office to intervene in the case.

Speaking from Qatar, Mrs Jones thanked the Bahraini community for their efforts,

She said that Adam would be delighted with the numerous kind comments that the family had received

"I'd like to thank all the people that have shown their support and it's been really amazing and quite overwhelming what people have done," she told the GDN.

"It's touching what people have said about Adam and he'd be so happy to hear that.

"On behalf of him and our entire family, we'd like to thank all of those people who are standing beside us."

The campaign for Adam's release gathered momentum yesterday outside St Christopher's Junior Schoolm in Saar, where Adam attends.

Over 100 T-shirts sporting the phrase 'Let's bring Adam back home' were passed out parents of fellow students, while leaflets with recent GDN articles on the case were distributed to parents picking up their children from school.

Christina Fantechi, one of five mothers involved in organising yesterday's campaign, said that there were many parents who wanted to let the Jones family know they were fully behind the cause and would do whatever possible to aid them in their struggle.

"The Jones family are my neighbours and good friends, my son Lorenzo is very close to Adam and of course we are all shocked by what has happened," she said.

"We had the idea of just going to the school and distributing t-shirts and asking parents to wear them whenever they leave the house.

"We know some people may be unaware of the situation, and if this helps Adam's cause then it will be worth it."

Mrs Fantechi said that the parents were planning further campaigns if yesterday's proved successful, although only if it will favour Adam's case in the long run.

"This week is crucial in his case and he needs all possible help," she said.

"The whole situation seems incredible and we will carry on with our campaigning as long as it is necessary.

"We are not sure what further steps we will take, but we will have to sit down and discuss them - we do not want to damage Adam's case."

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