Child abuse in Zülpich: Police investigated against parents!

Child abuse in Zülpich: Police investigated against parents!

In the North Rhine-Westphalian Zülpich, the investigation is in full swing for alleged child abuse. The Bonn police are investigating a 21-year-old mother and 29-year-old partner who are suspected of having abused their three young children. The children, at the age of two, three and five years, were found in a worrying physical condition and had to be taken to a hospital, such as Radio Euskirchen reported.

The alarm was triggered by passers -by who discovered unattended children on the street. This emergency led to too quickly initiated measures by the police, which revealed cruel insights during the subsequent controls in the family's apartment. On April 28, 2025, the police executed a search decision, whereby digital data carriers such as cell phones and hard drives were also secured. The investigators hope to receive information about the communication between the mother and her partner, but also through possible contacts to the youth welfare office by evaluating this data.

focus on youth welfare office and their responsibilities

The responsible district youth welfare office was not inconsiderably affected in this situation. The family was already under the care of the youth welfare office before the incidents. Now the investigators are examining whether an employee has violated her duty, which could have contributed to the dramatic circumstances. The pressure on the youth welfare office will further increase in view of the previous in -care of two of the children and a third sibling, which was also in poor condition, such as TAG24 .

The children are currently in a foster family. According to information from investigator circles, the children were already accommodated in a foster family. Details on the alleged ill -treatment and the health of the children have not yet been published for tactical reasons. In addition, there is no evidence of sexual crimes against the children.

situation in Germany in general

The current situation in Zülpich is part of a bigger problem. In Germany, children have had a legal right to non -violent education since 2000. This is determined in paragraph 1631 paragraph 2 BGB and supported by the protection mandate of child and youth welfare. According to bpb.de , around 62,300 cases of child welfare were registered in Germany-a worrying increase, which is important to the youth Work underlines. The children and especially toddlers are often the most vulnerable groups in these cases.

The statistics are alarming: 59 % of the children affected showed signs of neglect, 35 % had indications of psychological abuse, and 27 % were subjected to physical abuse. The fact that the family in Zülpich has already been looked after by the youth welfare office raises serious questions regarding supervision and dealing with family difficulties.

The investigation in this case has not yet been completed and the public will continue to be waiting for more information. The upcoming survey of the mother and the partner as well as the evaluation of the data seized data could bring crucial knowledge.