Three brothers missing in Sălaj for two days. Police investigate possible abduction. What their mother says

Three siblings, aged 11, 12, and 13, have been missing for two days in Sălaj and Cluj counties after disappearing Thursday afternoon from the town of Borla. Police are investigating several hypotheses, including the possibility that the minors were taken by someone. The children’s mother says that her youngest son, who stayed at home, told her that someone came for his siblings and took them.

The three children, two boys and a girl, had recently been living with their mother at a sheepfold in Sălaj County. Previously, they had lived with their father in Cluj County.

According to Pro TV News, the disappearance was discovered on Thursday when the mother returned to the sheepfold with the animals and found only the youngest of the four children there.

“The child came to me crying and said: ‘Mommy, mommy, the children have left, the children have left! Someone came for the children and took them.’ I had to call 112,” the woman recounted.

Investigators are trying to determine whether the three siblings left on their own or were taken by someone else. So far, there is no official confirmation that this is a kidnapping.

The children had recently been brought from their father

The three minors had lived until recently with their father in a locality in Cluj County. About a week before the disappearance, the mother reportedly asked for them to come live with her.

“For a week, their mother asked for them and I, together with their father, brought them. The police went to him last night and spoke with him. They asked if he knew anything, and he claimed he didn’t know anything,” a friend of the father told Pro TV.

The police are also considering the possibility that the siblings tried to return to their father, according to Pro TV.

Searches in two counties. Police ask the public for help

The disappearance was reported on Thursday, October 29, around 4:30 p.m. The three children were last seen near a vacant lot in the town of Borla, Bocșa commune, Sălaj County.

According to the Sălaj County Police Inspectorate, the case was taken over by the Criminal Investigations Service, and the search continued overnight.

The operation involves police officers from Sălaj and Cluj, gendarmes, and volunteers. On Friday, authorities also issued a RO-Alert message in the two counties.

The three missing children are:

• Denis Antonio Rostaș, 11 years old, approximately 1.55 meters tall, 45 kilograms, short hair and brown eyes. At the time of disappearance, he was wearing a black jacket.
• Ioan Rostaș, 13 years old, approximately 1.50 meters tall, 45 kilograms, short hair and brown eyes. He was dressed in a gray tracksuit.
• Raluca Mădălina Rostaș, 12 years old, approximately 1.50 meters tall, 50 kilograms, chestnut hair and brown eyes. She was wearing pink pants with a black stripe.

The police appeal to anyone who has information about the whereabouts of the children to notify the nearest police station or call 112.

The English translation of this article was generated with the assistance of AI technology.