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Investigation opened in Pau for kidnapping of missing 16-year-old

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Key Points
  • A 16-year-old teenager disappeared in Pau over a month ago, prompting a kidnapping investigation.
  • The judicial investigation was kept secret until recently to preserve ongoing investigative acts.
  • Authorities are actively searching for the missing minor, but his whereabouts remain unknown.

According to major media reports, Omid Jabarkhail disappeared after leaving his family home in Pau to go to his vocational high school in Jurançon, a peripheral municipality. The young man's phone has been turned off since his disappearance, according to the same source. 80m tall, 'athletic', and of 'Afghan' type.

A call for witnesses was issued on February 9 by the police of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. According to Pau prosecutor Rodolphe Jarry, the judicial investigation has been open since February 12 but 'had not until now' been made public 'to preserve the ongoing investigative acts'. Investigations are now continuing 'actively' under the authority of an investigating judge, 'to find the minor', indicates the prosecutor's office.

What happened to Omid Jabarkhail after he left for school on February 3 remains unknown, and there is no information about who might be responsible for the disappearance. The current status of the search efforts and any potential evidence collected has not been disclosed.

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