Outside view of the building where a 9-year-old boy was rescued this week after living locked in his father’s utility van since 2024, in Hagenbach, Eastern France, on April 11, 2026. AP PhotoPARIS—A 9-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained.Police were alerted by a neighbor to the “sounds of a child” coming from a van on Monday in the village of Hagenbach, near the borders with Switzerland and Germany, according to a statement on Saturday from prosecutor Nicolas Heitz.
9-Year-Old Found Locked in Van Since 2024, Malnourished and Unable to Walk
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