The biological parents of the two missing Dutch children, who were found in Belgium, were arrested on Tuesday, according to Dutch police and the Public Prosecutor's Office of East Flanders. They are suspected of having taken their children away from their foster family.
The children, aged six and eleven, had been missing since Monday morning in Dalfsen, near the Dutch city of Zwolle. They were found safe in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a house in Oudenaarde, in East Flanders, according to Dutch police. The children's biological parents were also present.
The children were living with a foster family. They had been last seen at Dalfsen station at around 08:00 on Monday. The police assumed that they had been abducted and issued an 'Amber' alert, which is used when there are concerns for a missing child's safety.
The Dutch police emphasised the great cooperation with Belgian authorities on the case. They stated that the minors would be handed over to their guardian.
The biological parents will appear before an examining magistrate in Oudenaarde, who will decide whether or not to place them under arrest.
A European arrest warrant should then allow for the suspects to be transferred to the Netherlands. If the couple accepts the surrender, the transfer decision must then be made within ten days and the transfer must take place no later than ten days after this decision.
The story was updated at 10:10 with additional information.
