Three attempts to kidnap children in Ziębice. This is how the 57-year-old explained it

The case was announced by the spokesman of the District Prosecutor's Office in Świdnica, prosecutor Mariusz Pindera. As he said, the indictment covers three cases of attempted kidnapping of children under 15 years of age. All events took place in Ziębice at the turn of December 2025 and January 2026.

The services were on the trail of the kidnapper after the incident on January 11 at Wałowa Street. A 57-year-old man tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl. His behavior was noticed by one of the women, who reacted by screaming and scaring the attacker away. The next day, the child's caregiver reported the matter to the police.

The man was quickly identified thanks to city monitoring records. He was arrested, charged and imprisoned.

"After the suspect was placed in prison, it was revealed that the same suspect had committed two other similar behaviors in the past," says prosecutor Pindera.

These are two previous cases from the turn of December and January, when the man's victims were two boys under 15 years of age. In both situations, the kidnapper was scared away by passers-by.

The 57-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. He claimed that he was picking on children who got lost on the street and he wanted to help them.

However, the accused's version is contradicted by both the monitoring records and the accounts of children and witnesses of the events.

The indictment has already been sent to the District Court in Ząbkowice Śląskie. The 57-year-old faces a penalty of three months to five years in prison.