The biological parents of the two abducted Dutch children found in Oudenaarde (East Flanders) on Monday have been arrested. It was an examining judge in Oudenaarde that ordered the arrest after the Dutch authorities had issued a European arrest warrant. The court will now surrender the parents to the Dutch authorities. Why the parents abducted their children is not clear.
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Dutch couple suspected of abducting their biological children arrested
Colin Clapson
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The two children, a brother and sister, aged 6 and 11, were living with a foster family in the Netherlands, but then suddenly disappeared. As police assumed the children had been abducted, an ‘amber alert’ was issued.
The children had been placed in foster care due to a ‘troubling parenting situation’. According to the police, ‘everything was then immediately done to find the children'.
On Monday morning the search led to the 2 children being found with their biological parents in a house south of the border in Oudenaarde. Special police units raided the property detaining the parents.
The parents are now being charged with abducting their children. They have been arrested and are now in prison. The parents will be surrendered to the Dutch authorities, the public prosecutor's office says.
If the couple agrees to their surrender, a decision will have to be taken within 10 days. The surrender will happen no later than 10 days after that decision.