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Frankfurt Police Now Suspect Missing Boy, 8, Is With Mother Who Lacks Custody

Placement in youth welfare care last autumn is steering the search toward family inquiries.

Overview

  • Noah was dropped at the Weißfrauenschule on Wednesday morning but did not enter; his schoolbag was later recovered nearby.
  • Police say current findings indicate he is likely with his mother, who does not have custody, and they are focusing efforts in the Rhine‑Main area.
  • A newly released image, likely taken after he vanished, shows Noah in an orange jacket and a baseball cap, and authorities seek sightings of him with a woman.
  • Investigators are analyzing CCTV in the Bahnhofsviertel with AI tools and coordinating searches with boats, a helicopter and ground units, with the federal police at the airport also on alert.
  • The city confirms he has been in the care of the youth welfare office since autumn 2025; public tips are being reviewed via 069 755-51199, including leads from private search teams.