Overview

• Police said the separation occurred Tuesday around midday at Munich central station as the mother was already on an ICE bound for Frankfurt.
• The children were 9, 12 and 14 years old, according to the police information cited by multiple outlets.
• At the mother's request, the children were placed on another long‑distance train and were met by Bundespolizei officers in Frankfurt.
• A Deutsche Bahn employee noticing the unaccompanied minors on the platform was reported by some outlets, though not detailed in the police summary.
• Additional specifics such as the exact train number, nationalities and a language barrier were reported by one outlet and have not been broadly confirmed.