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Pensioner Kidnaps Four-Year-Old Boy and Takes Him to His Apartment

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A four-year-old child suddenly disappeared from the courtyard of an apartment building in Vienna on Friday afternoon. An intensive search operation was launched, and police found the boy an hour after his disappearance in the apartment of a 72-year-old neighbor. The neighbor is currently in custody on suspicion of kidnapping.

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In the 15th district of Vienna, a four-year-old boy disappeared from the courtyard of a multi-party house on Friday. The police's search led the officers to the home of a 72-year-old man. He is said to have taken the child with him against his will and detained there. Now, further criminal acts are being investigated. At around 2.30 p.m., relatives contacted the police after they were suddenly unable to find the boy. Previously, the child had st…

·Vienna, Austria
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A four-year-old child suddenly disappeared from the courtyard of an apartment building in Vienna on Friday afternoon. An intensive search operation was launched, and police found the boy an hour after his disappearance in the apartment of a 72-year-old neighbor. The neighbor is currently in custody on suspicion of kidnapping.

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A four-year-old was detained in his home on Friday in Vienna by a stranger, suspected of further crimes.

·Vienna, Austria
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Four-year-old was out of line in the 15th district on Friday afternoon. Police are investigating criminal acts. Suspect was arrested.

·Vienna, Austria
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Other crimes, such as sexual abuse of the child, could at least not be ruled out, said Dittrich. On Friday afternoon, the boy had initially stopped with family members in the courtyard of a multi-party house and then was suddenly shut down. Alarmed policemen found him after a note in the 72-year-old's home on a staircase in the same block.The boy had not been able to be asked any closer because of his state of emergency.He told the police that, …

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Among other things, the man was reported to be suspected of sexual abuse and sent to a judicial institution by order of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office.

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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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