Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal
A couple has been arrested in Portugal after two young boys were found abandoned by the roadside. The boys, both under five, were discovered near Alcacer do Sal and had been reported missing from their home in France. Authorities are investigating the couple for domestic violence, exposure to danger, and abandonment.
- ▪The boys were found alone and in tears by a driver in southern Portugal.
- ▪They were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents.
- ▪The boys' father reported them missing from Colmar, France, on May 11.
- ▪The couple was arrested after their car was spotted outside a café in Fatima.
- ▪Police in both Portugal and France are conducting inquiries into the case.
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Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in PortugalJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlex KleidermanGetty ImagesThe children were found by a driver in Alcacer do SalThe mother and stepfather of two young French boys found alone and in tears by the side of a road in southern Portugal have been arrested. The children - both under five - were found by a driver near the town of Alcacer do Sal on Tuesday, police said. They were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents.
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