A 15-year-old boy who had been missing for two years has been found in the cupboard of a suspected paedophile.
The child was found in Recklinghausen, near Cologne, Germany, after police searched the home of a 44-year-old man.
Authorities believe the man had committed child pornography offences.
According to a statement released by local law enforcement “there is currently no indication the boy was held in the apartment against his will".
The teenager was taken into police protection. He had been living in a shelter in a nearby town when he was reported missing by social workers in 2017.
The man who owned the apartment was taken into custody and officers also seized electronic devices during their search.
