In the disappearance of a three-year-old child in Cologne, the Public Prosecution Service and the police announced the first results of the investigation on Sunday. The girl disappeared on Friday evening and was found on Saturday morning in the apartment of a pensioner. The 70-year-old was then temporarily arrested. Now there are new details.
The 70-year-old has been released, according to the police and the Public Prosecution Service. Even after medical examination of the child, there were no concrete indications of a physical attack.
“Suspicion of child abduction”
The investigation is therefore “currently based solely on the suspicion of child abduction”. There were no reasons to arrest the suspect. “The investigation, in particular into the circumstances surrounding the child’s stay in the apartment, is still ongoing,” the police spokesperson said. The 70-year-old, who was released again, was represented by a lawyer.
Girl suddenly disappeared from the park
The three-year-old from the city of Kassel, who was visiting family in Cologne with her parents, disappeared in a park on Friday evening. Investigators reported that she was traveling with her aunt when she lost sight of her niece on her pink balance bike. The park was “very well stocked” at the time.
Man (70): Did not resist arrest
The police then went in search of the three-year-old with a large number. Sniffer dogs and a helicopter were deployed. As part of the search, residents were also called to question them and obtain information. The child was eventually found in the 70-year-old’s apartment in an apartment building not far from the park – more than 12 hours after his disappearance. The man did not resist arrest, a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service said on Sunday.
How did the girl get into the apartment?
How the girl entered the apartment and how long she stayed there remains unclear. The man was being questioned, the spokesman said, without providing further details. The 70-year-old’s apartment was also examined for forensic purposes. According to our findings, there is no family relationship. The three-year-old should also be interviewed in the presence of her parents. The investigation was ongoing.
Source: Krone
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