Mohammed and Nassim, who were kidnapped early in the afternoon in Fourmies, were found in Beuvrages (North). The kidnapping alert has been lifted.
Respectively aged 5 and 3 years old, Mohammed and Nassim were actively sought. A kidnapping alert had been triggered shortly before 8 p.m. The two children disappeared from rue Jean Jaurès, in Fourmies, in the North, this Monday, January 20, 2025, around 1:10 p.m. The main suspect in the kidnapping of the two children was their father, indicated the website of the Ministry of Justice.
The gendarmerie announced, shortly before 9:30 p.m. this Monday evening, that the two children had been found and the kidnapping alert lifted. According to information from BFMTVthe gendarmes would have found the children in Beuvrages, in the suburbs of Valenciennes (North), in the early evening. They would, according to the first elements of the investigation, be in good health. Information confirmed by Franceinfo. On the other hand, the perpetrator is still wanted by the police. It could be their father, aged 38.
With the kidnapping alert, an important device was deployed this Monday to find the two young children. A dozen gendarmerie patrols had been requisitioned, as well as around ten gendarmes from the Lille research section, according to information from franceinfo. Furthermore, as a crossing to the other side of the border, into Belgium, was feared, the Police and Customs Cooperation Center (CCPD) in Tournai was also on alert.