A nine-year-old girl has not been seen since Monday evening after disappearing from the Trillerpark shopping centre in Vienna's Floridsdorf district when she went to use the restroom. Her caretaker alerted police at around 18:00 local time, triggering an immediate search that has so far proved unsuccessful.
The Vienna State Criminal Police Office, northern branch, has taken over the investigation and is appealing to the public for information. The child is in the custody of Vienna Child and Youth Services and has been placed in various social-pedagogical facilities since 2022. Authorities noted she had been reported missing on multiple occasions over the past two years.