Overview
- The 15-year-old from Essen, last seen Tuesday around 8 p.m. outside a Penny on Frohnhauser Straße, vanished while her 13-year-old brother shopped.
- Police launched a public search and released two photos plus a description that notes a height of about 1.60–1.70 meters, a sturdy build, dark hair and eyes, a black ankle-length coat, and a red or pink headscarf.
- Investigators describe the case as very strange with no indications of her whereabouts and no record of her running away.
- Her parents filed a missing-person report after several hours without contact, and her brother returned home alone when she was no longer outside the store.
- Authorities ask for tips by phone at 0201/829-0 or by email at hinweise.essen@polizei.nrw.de, and local outlets have amplified the appeal to widen the search.