Overview

• Nearly a week after a 41-year-old and her two-year-old son vanished in Mannheim, police report no trace and no indications of a violent crime or other offense.
• The Mannheim investigation has expanded beyond the city, with photos posted on the Baden-Württemberg police search portal to widen outreach.
• Police describe the Mannheim mother as a Ukrainian who speaks broken German, last seen in a white floral T-shirt, black trousers and light shoes, possibly on a dark bicycle with a child seat.
• In Bleckede, a 45-year-old Pakistani woman and her three-year-old son left their accommodation late Friday, after which teenage relatives alerted trusted contacts and then police.
• Search efforts in the Bleckede area included man-trailer dogs and a police helicopter, and tips are requested at Polizei Lüneburg on (04131) 607-2215.