Writer Barbara Stecherbach was arrested for the kidnapping of her son: reports

Bestselling author Barbara Stacherbatschef arrested According to many reports she allegedly kidnapped her son, 10-year-old Valentin.

Stecherbatschaff, 42, was arrested in the Bahamas on Tuesday, Dec. 10, and appeared before a local judge several days later on a temporary extradition warrant, according to the local newspaper. Nassau Guardian. Stecherbatschaff was subsequently taken into custody and is due back in court on Monday, December 16.

Valentin was reported missing in his home country of Switzerland. according to the guardianStcherbatcheff lost custody in 2021 and was first accused of abducting the boy in February 2023. She allegedly failed to return Valentin to his father, Daniel Rene Stankowski, After a weeklong visit, authorities said Daily Mail.

Valentin is currently listed as missing by Interpol websitewhich states that he disappeared from Zurich in February 2023 when he was 8 years old. Since then, it is suspected that Valentin has “probably” visited Croatia, the United States, Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland and unspecified others. States, by value. It is classified as a “yellow flag” message, which spans several countries.

Stascherbachf, who is he? American born writer British citizen, wanted in Switzerland on charges of kidnapping and stealing children. according to the Daily MailStcherbatcheff was found in the Bahamas at a residence with her alleged boyfriend. (Hauzant claimed she was calling herself Barbara Murphy and hadn’t used Schachterbach for several years.)

Additional details have not been shared publicly. Us Weekly Turn to comment.

Stacherbatschef began her career as a newspaper writer for The London Gazette, Covers the financial industry through her “City Girl” column. Stascherbachf wrote her newspaper column anonymously in 2008, revealing her identity a year later. The experience later inspired her 2009 book Confessions of a city girl.

“When the city girl first entered the Square Mile she had no idea of ​​the struggle for survival she would face over the next five years,” the book’s synopsis reads. “But despite lackluster dance clubs and million-dollar losses; divorces in the city and the worst recession since the 1930s, the city girl still stood her ground. She took on the boys at their own game—and won. Fresh from writing the London paperThe column of the city girl, Susana S. Giving us the inside track on life in the financial capital of the world. This is her story. Confessions of a city girl tells us what really went wrong – and explains why girls are the only ones who can fix it.”

Confessions of a city girl He is a Sunday Times UK Bestseller and translated into German and Polish.

If you think a child is missing or in danger, you can call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).