Overview
- Authorities say the child was dropped by a transport service at the Weißfrauenschule around 8 a.m. Wednesday but never entered the building.
- Officers found a school backpack likely belonging to the boy near the campus on Thursday, which police describe as the only confirmed physical trace.
- A citywide operation deployed roughly 150 officers, a helicopter and police boats on the Main, with large-scale searches reduced overnight and further deployments triggered by new leads.
- Investigators are reviewing extensive CCTV from the Bahnhofsviertel using an AI‑assisted system designed to flag potential matches.
- Police report intensified inquiries into the boy’s family and social circle as tips are assessed; city officials say he had been placed in public care last autumn.