Concern continues to grow about the survival of little Santiago. For two days, the infant, taken from the maternity ward in which he was born, then extremely premature, has still not been found. His parents, the main suspects in this kidnapping, have also disappeared from circulation. But the investigation is progressing. Indeed, after discovering their car in Belgium, other details were communicated.
In fact, the Mons public prosecutor's office is in charge of a request for European assistance from the Bobigny public prosecutor's officein the context of infant abduction. “This is something that has existed since 2017 in French law, it makes it possible to accelerate and facilitate cross-border investigations”tells BFMTV, Cédric Logelin, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice.
Many items were found
A decision taken when several elements were discovered, in particular a cell phone,
found in the vehicle that the two suspects abandoned. In a hotel room in Mons, diapers were also found, as indicated by our colleagues at BFMTV. “An older woman was with the couple when they left the hotel. She is also actively sought.”
During this time, the police custody of the five people arrested in Livry-Gargan (Seine-Saint-Denis) was extended, as indicated by the Bobigny public prosecutor. These five people were placed in police custody on charges of kidnapping a 15-year-old minor by an organized gang.
“The flagrant criminal investigation continues very actively, always in liaison with the Belgian judicial and police authorities“, indicated the prosecutor.
Parents and child still wanted
Despite these new elements,
nor the childnor his parents have been found. “The difficulty in this type of case is that the police will have to manage numerous reports.”
“There will be verification work in an extremely short period of time”specifies to BFMTV, Maître Tom Michel, lawyer at the bar of Paris and Brussels. Therefore, you will have to wait several more hours or days to be able to try to geolocate the two suspects.
