Keystone
He was supposed to be spending his day in daycare. But the 4-year-old Suleiman didn’t feel like doing that last Tuesday. Unnoticed, he sneaks from the site of his daycare center in Wittenberge, Brandenburg, between Hamburg and Berlin, and escapes.
The boy runs almost three kilometers, reports «image». Then he stands in front of a shop, very close to his home. The boy was obviously familiar with the shop, he and his parents regularly went shopping there.
FFP-2 masks and chewing gum
Like an adult, Suleiman wants to go shopping. Unattended, he wanders through the shelves, packing things. Chewing gum, ice cream, but also FFP-2 masks end up in the 4-year-old’s pockets.
Finally, an employee calls the police. She catches the boy in the act, but does without handcuffs. Instead, they bring the child home.
When it came to “Bild”, the father said: “I was shocked when the police rang my doorbell. They had my son by the hand and explained everything to me. How could my son just disappear like that and why didn’t anyone there notice, look for him and alert the police? “
Proceedings initiated
Suleiman’s siblings go to the same crib. The city declares that it has only had positive experiences so far. The educators are now completely at the end of their nerves.
The police have initiated proceedings against the crèche for breach of duty of supervision. The parents are on trial for shoplifting. (zis)