AN overjoyed mom has revealed the first thing she said to her six-year-old son when he was found two months after his alleged kidnapping.
Jorge "Jojo" Morales, six, was found in Canada on Sunday - 2,000 miles away from his home in South Florida after chilling last surveillance footage showed him in a store.
The little boy was allegedly snatched by his dad and paternal grandmother in Florida, back on August 27.
His disappearance sparked a frantic search, with both dad Jorge Morales, 45, and grandmother Lilliam Pena Morales, 68, wanted on a felony charge of custodial interference.
Speaking of the moment she was reunited with her son, Jojo's mom, Yanet Leal Concepcion told Local10: “All I said was, ‘Hey baby! I missed you!’ and he says ‘It’s mommy, it’s mommy!'."
Jorge and Lilliam were arrested by Canadian Police on Sunday after someone reportedly spotted them in a New Brunswick Walmart.
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It came weeks after an SUV was found abandoned by Border Patrol in Maine, near the Canada border, that was believed to be connected to the disappearance.
A private investigator said items belonging to Jojo were found inside, and Miami police were working to determine if the vehicle has any involvement in the case.
Just a few days ago, newly-released surveillance footage from August 29 had shown Jojo with his dad in a store.
The FBI and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released the video this week.
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Concepcion commented on the video to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, saying: “They were buying toothbrushes and envelopes.
"And then they went to a Dollar Tree or a dollar store and bought him cars.
“My son is obsessed with cars.”
August 29 is also the day that Jojo's mother had an emergency motion granted for sole custody, according to Miami-Dade court records.
The motion was granted after Morales kept Jojo overnight, which was a violation of his custody arrangement with Concepcion.
Concepcion, who had "feared the worst," said: “Somebody called and somebody said something and I’m just so grateful for that person because it just took that.
“Spreading the news, spreading the word and people wanted to help.”
She said Jojo was okay and unaware of what has been going on.
And she added: “I’ve never been this happy.
“This is only going to be topped by the moment I hug him.
"Nothing compares to this feeling. I’ve never had this feeling this happiness, I am just so blessed right now I don’t even know what to say.”
Concepcion was able to call Jojo hours after he was found and hopes to see him in person on Monday Monday.
She and his dad Jorge ha reportedly been going through a divorce, according to the Miami Herald.
Jorge had his visits slashed in half and there was a motion to stop overnight visits.
He let his nursing license lapse and sold his home with Lilliam.
Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez said in a statement: “This is another example how local, state, federal, and international law enforcement, along with the United States and State Attorney’s Office coming together for the safety of a child and will continue to work together to fight the greater evil.
The U.S. Sun has reported that JoJo is said to have told his mom "bad people were trying to take him away" before he went missing from her home.
Jorge, who has autism, had also told his mom that "his dad wanted 'to take him to live on a farm with windmills and wanted me to go with him," according to WPLG.
