Overview
- The mother voluntarily presented herself to police on Wednesday, June 3, and authorities confirmed the two long-missing siblings have been found and are safe.
- Police said the children's identities were verified and that they remain with their mother for now while investigators close the public search.
- The siblings were unlawfully taken from their family environment in August 2021, a disappearance first reported by their father that led to a multi-year investigation.
- A public appeal launched at the end of May under the federal BKA campaign 'Spurlos Verschwunden' drew renewed attention and was called the campaign's first success.
- Prosecutors say there is no arrest warrant at present, the mother will be questioned, Jugendamt is involved in care, and a reported COVID-related motive in Bild has not been confirmed by officials.