Police use mantrailer dogs to search for child

By Michael Behrendt and Maren Wittge

With the publication of a photo, the police are asking for help in finding twelve-year-old Viktoriya Stankovych. She was last seen at an S-Bahn station. The police are already looking for the child after three days.

According to the police, the girl is said to have left the premises of her school at around 12.30 p.m. with other children in the direction of the S-Bahn station Waidmannslust (Reinickendorf).

That’s where she was last seen. Viktoriya Stankovych has only been in Berlin as a refugee from Ukraine since April 2022 and has very little knowledge of German and the local area.

The police were already looking for the girl on Friday with mantrailer dogs and officials from a hundred teams. “The 12-year-old is not a typical runaway,” says a police spokesman. “She is considered reliable.”

In the meantime, several witnesses have received tips, the police spokesman continued. Those will now be pursued. In addition, surveillance cameras from public transport are evaluated. So far there has not been a hot lead.

Police officers spent the weekend searching for the child. Today the officials are heading towards Lübars with mantrailer dogs.

Personal description:
► She looks younger than she is, around 10-12 years old
► brown eyes
► slim shape
► Black, long hair with a ponytail
► dressed in a long, black jacket; dark trousers; pink booties and colorful striped scarf carries a backpack

The criminal police asks:
► Who has seen or had contact with Viktoriya Stankovych since 02/10/2023?
► Who can provide information about their current whereabouts?
► Who can provide other relevant information on the missing person case?

The criminal police in Directorate 1 (North) will take tips on (030) 4664 – 171 100 or any other police station.

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