Overview
- A two-year-old who was last seen on the daycare’s outdoor play area was discovered about 50–100 meters away by a passerby on Friday morning after being missing for roughly 15 minutes.
- The Polizeirevier Börde has opened a criminal investigation for Entziehung Minderjähriger (abduction of a minor) and says there are no concrete suspects so far.
- City officials say the daycare’s outdoor area is surrounded by an intact 1.5‑metre high fence and that all access points were locked, leading authorities to conclude the child could not have left alone.
- The boy was physically unharmed when found, his shoes were later recovered in a bush on the daycare grounds, and his mother reports behavioral changes; the parents and the county youth welfare office have been informed.
- Police and the city are asking anyone with information to contact the Polizeirevier Börde and the daycare is reviewing supervision procedures while staff are being briefed as the inquiry continues.