Investigation into the disappearance of 16-year-old German citizen Laura Lomteffwho went missing last week from a home in the area Rio under Patramiis becoming increasingly complex.
According to the police, there are serious reasons to believethat girl left home voluntarily and that her departure was planned in advance.
IN Thursday, January 8Laura went to Athensto the area Zografby taxi, which she ordered the night before, using her friend’s phone. Later her school backpack was found by a random passerby in the area, however other traces of the girl’s presence was not found there.
Published CCTV footage confirm that Laura was in Athens. According to information released on Tuesday, the teenager was actively looking for cash and in the last days before disappearance sold some of my mother’s jewelrypresumably in pawnshop.
Also, Laura deleted all my social media accounts And sold my own mobile phone for 200 euros an elderly man with whom she was seen shortly before her disappearance. This man is reported to be turned himself in to the police after videos of him and Laura were published on the Internet.
The taxi driver who delivered the girl to Athens stated that didn’t realize she was underagemistaking her for one of the many students who often travel between Patras and the capital.
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According to Laura’s friend (Laura’s Germanized name is Larisa Lomteva), the girl claimed that was abused by her father during the family’s residence in Germany and allegedly I wanted to go to my brotherwho, according to her, lives there. A family who moved to Greece three years ago categorically denies these accusations.
As reported by SKAI TVLaura has stepbrotherliving in Germany. Greek authorities are cooperating with German colleagues in an attempt to establish contact with him, as well as to find out the reasons why Laura spent some time in a social institution before the family moved to Greece.
The investigation is also checking the version that the girl could leave Greece – perhaps heading to Germany or another country, up to the use of fake documents.
Laura’s parents are extremely concerned and publicly addressed their daughter with a request return home or at least give a sign that she is alive and safeemphasizing that no punishment there will be no penalty for returning.
However, the question remains open who helped the teenager develop such a detailed planconsidering that Laura only speaks Greek very limited and could hardly navigate well in the areas of the Greek capital without outside help.
Amber Alert messagereleased January 8remains valid as of January 13, 2026.
Signs of Laura L.: height about 1.60 mweight – 50 kg, light red hair, Blue eyes. On the day of her disappearance she was wearing blue jacket, black jeans, black adidas sneakers with white stripes and carried gray school backpack (it was found in the Zografou area).
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