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Ex-NHL enforcer Georges Laraque helps detain suspect in attempted child abduction

Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque helped detain a man who apparently was trying to abduct a 7-year-old girl Saturday in a Montreal park.

The CBC reported that Laraque was one of several players in a charity baseball game who came to the family's aid after the apparent attempted kidnapping of the young girl, who was with her parents in the popular downtown Jeanne-Mance Park.

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According to police, the man allegedly walked up and talked to the girl before grabbing her and trying to walk away.