TWO KIDS GOT LOST IN FOREST AND WERE KIDNAPPED BY OLD WOMAN

By Lotta Vilkka

Siblings got lost in forest by end of the family argument, when their stepmother took them to big forest in Germany last week. Stepmother left kids there without any warm clothing or food. Later the same night old woman kidnapped children to her cottage. Kids managed to escape from there two days later and are now in child welfare office.

Children’s father and stepmother have economical problems so the stepmother decided to take siblings, seven-year-old Hansel and eight-year-old Gretel, names changed, to the forest and left them there. Unknown older woman found and kidnapped kids to her cottage and kept them there three days. The woman told to kids, that she is going to eat the younger kid Hansel. Luckily kids managed to escape from the cottage and were found by hunters who called to police.

Now children’s stepmother is arrested and has got charge of exposition. Children’s father told to the police that he didn’t know what happened and the stepmother told to him that Hansel and Gretel were in grandparent’s house. Father is relieved and wants the children back home. Child welfare office and police are investigating the case.