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Missing Milan Girl Found in Spain After 11 Years, Mother and Accomplices Arrested

A joint effort by Milan’s prosecutor’s office with Spanish police led investigators to uncover the teenager’s false identity in Valencia

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Overview

  • The girl was taken by her mother at age three after a Milan court ordered her placement in public care between 2013 and 2014.
  • Complex investigations by Milan’s women and minors unit and the Carabinieri traced her to Valencia, where she had lived under a false name for over a decade.
  • Authorities executed a European arrest warrant to detain the mother and her partner on aggravated kidnapping and international abduction charges.
  • The teenager’s grandmother and another relative have been placed under house arrest for allegedly assisting in the concealment.
  • The 14-year-old is now safe in Italian custody while prosecutors continue probing the cross-border network behind her disappearance.