Man charged with attempted murder of five-year-old boy in Brampton, Ont.

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Const. Sarah Patten said Smart has a “previous criminal history,” but she could not confirm the specifics.

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The boy was listed in life-threatening but stable condition and has been moved to a trauma centre, police said.

Sohi said the boy’s mother told police she last saw her son at home around 2 a.m. and woke up to find the front door open and the child gone.

Police were called around 6 a.m. and conducted a grid search of the area around the child’s home, discovering the boy just before 7 a.m., investigators said.

“In terms of how and where exactly this all took place, that’s still part of our investigation and we’re not speaking to that just yet,” said Sohi.

He said Smart was arrested just after 8 a.m.

Patten said the force’s special victims unit is involved in the investigation.

“It’s completely unacceptable that this happened to a child,” she said.

The Canadian Press