What appeared to be an attempted kidnapping in Ahuntsic-Cartierville on Saturday afternoon has been declared a misunderstanding.

Police had arrested a 50-year-old woman outside Parc de L'Ile after she tried to grab a five-year-old boy repeatedly in front of his parents.

The woman left the scene and was apprehended by police. Police said she was in crisis and suffering from mental illness.

The woman was brought to hospital and no charges have been laid.