STAFFORD, Texas – A woman accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old Fort Bend County boy told officials she did it out of revenge against the boy's father, whom she said ended their three-year sexual relationship, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said.
An Amber Alert was issued for Amsal Dhuka after he did not arrive home from school on Monday. The alert was canceled early Tuesday after Dhuka was dropped off and found at the Ismaili Center, 10511 Corporate Drive, in Stafford at 6 a.m.
Fort Bend County sheriff's deputies said Dhuka was kidnapped by a woman he knows -- Kismat Momin, 34. She lives in the same apartment complex as Dhuka's family.
Momin was charged with kidnapping. She is in the Fort Bend County Jail with bond set at $125,000.
During a court appearance on Wednesday, Momin seemed timid in front of the judge and wiped away tears at times.
Investigators said Momin wanted to continue to be friends with Dhuka's father after the affair ended, but Dhuka's mother found out and did not want the family to have anything to do with her.
Court documents showed that the boy's father called Momin the night his son disappeared. The father knew that Momin drove the same type of vehicle that was reported when his son disappeared. Momin denied having the boy.
"It's rather unusual, in that a child was targeted to seek revenge against the father," said Craig Brady with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
Dhuka disappeared after he got off his school bus at his apartment complex at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Deputies said Momin took the child then.
"She drove around all night and probably went into Galveston County. (Momin) had him with her all night and she dropped the child off at the worship center," said Brady.
Investigators said Momin took Dhuka to a McDonald's and bowling. Momin forced Dhuka to sleep in her car in the driveway of an unoccupied home, detectives said.
Investigators said Momin's husband of 14 years eventually admitted to knowing that his wife had the boy. The couple does not have any children of their own.
"On the 6th of May, the day prior to the kidnapping, the suspect informed her husband that she did intend to take Amsal as an act of revenge against Amsal's father," Brady said. "She came through with her threat. Her husband knew the entire time that the child was missing. Not until the pressure got really heavy on him did he attempt to convince her to give up the child."
The District Attorney's Office said it has not yet decided if Momin's husband, Allaudin, should be charged with being an accomplice or withholding information.
Kismat Momin has a prior offense of misdemeanor theft. She received probation for that charge.