The 101-year-old old woman took the emergency exit from her nursing home before being arrested on the street by Brunswick police. She wanted to celebrate her daughter's birthday.
She insisted on celebrating her daughter's birthday. A 100-year-old German women braved confinement and sneaked out of her senior residence before being intercepted on the street by police, authorities in the northern city of Brunswick said.
Coronavirus or not, the 101-year-old old lady escaped from her Ehpad on Monday afternoon via the emergency exit, the police said. Found wandering the street by a patrol, she began by denying living in this nearby residence, claiming to live with her daughter.
The police then took her to her home. She then revealed to them that the centenary had been living well in this center for two weeks. But "she missed her daughter very much," said the police.
The elderly lady "was able to at least see her daughter briefly from the police car," said officials, before being taken back to her retirement home.
Link in French : Allemagne : bravant le confinement, une centenaire s’échappe de sa résidence pour voir sa fille
She insisted on celebrating her daughter's birthday. A 100-year-old German women braved confinement and sneaked out of her senior residence before being intercepted on the street by police, authorities in the northern city of Brunswick said.
Coronavirus or not, the 101-year-old old lady escaped from her Ehpad on Monday afternoon via the emergency exit, the police said. Found wandering the street by a patrol, she began by denying living in this nearby residence, claiming to live with her daughter.
The police then took her to her home. She then revealed to them that the centenary had been living well in this center for two weeks. But "she missed her daughter very much," said the police.
The elderly lady "was able to at least see her daughter briefly from the police car," said officials, before being taken back to her retirement home.
Link in French : Allemagne : bravant le confinement, une centenaire s’échappe de sa résidence pour voir sa fille