Overview
- A motorist’s call about a lightly clothed, barefoot child prompted the police and fire response in Menden-Lendringsen.
- Responders found six children, ages 2 to 11, apparently alone in an apartment and took them to a clinic in Arnsberg.
- Doctors discharged all six, reporting age-appropriate development and no signs of physical abuse.
- Police seized narcotics from the home and opened investigations into suspected child endangerment and drug possession.
- The mother later returned and was questioned by officers, and the Jugendamt placed the children separately from their parents.