A cross-border magazine from Central Europa
A cross-border magazine from Central Europa

A 14-year-old boy ran away from Austria to Debrecen

He boarded a train due to family disputes.

A young boy who had disappeared from Austria was found in Debrecen, Hungary, according to the Hungarian police.

Patrol officers noticed the boy in the city center early Sunday morning. They immediately rushed over and asked him what he was doing alone on the street at night.

It turned out that the teenager had run away from Austria and was already wanted by the Austrian authorities.

Debrecen on the map
Debrecen is around 500 kilometers from the Austrian border

He said he had left home because of family disputes and had traveled by train to Debrecen in eastern Hungary, nearly 500 kilometers from the Austrian border.

The patrol officers took the 14-year-old boy to the police station, interviewed him, and then notified their Austrian colleagues.