Good for Cuba
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:15 pm
A couple accused of abducting their two young sons from their grandmother in Florida sailed with them to Cuba, which announced Tuesday that it will return the family to the United States.
Cuban authorities confirmed that Joshua Hakken, 35, and Sharyn Hakken, 34, arrived in the island nation in their sailboat the Salty Paw on Sunday. They notified the U.S. the next day and decided on Tuesday morning to turn over the couple and the kids, a government statement said.
Security agents escorted the family from the marina later in the day, but it was not clear when the handover would take place.
The boys, 2 and 4, had been living with their grandmother in Tampa after their parents lost custody of them. Police say Joshua Hakken entered the grandmother's house in the early morning of April 3, tied her up and took the children.