Mother is arrested on suspicion of murdering three-month-old boy she claimed was snatched from his pram while she unpacked shopping

By ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:20, 26 June 2026 | Updated: 14:28, 26 June 2026 A mother has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her three-month-old son who she previously claimed had been snatched from his pram. 32-year-old Dijana L. reported her baby had been kidnapped on June 18, however cops could not find evidence to support the claim.  The child was found dead the following day in a river just 500 metres from her home in Renningen, Germany. Now, Dijana L. has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. She had previously been accused of abandoning her child and faking the kidnapping. Dijana L. reportedly only found out she was pregnant in her fifth month, and her son Adrian was born prematurely. They lived in a cramped, run-down flat, where neighbours said they frequently heard Dijana arguing with her ex-boyfriend. 'It was always loud there, chaotic,' one neighbour recalled. A new boyfriend would occasionally stay at the property, but was not a permanent presence.  Her ex-boyfriend's mother also lived there, and former colleagues said Dijana was desperate to leave. Speaking to Bild, colleagues said: 'Dijana tried to find a better apartment for herself and her new boyfriend. She wanted to escape the cramped conditions and end the chaos.' Emergency responders discovered Adrian's body lying in or near the Rankbach stream on Friday at around 1.45pm. Police identified the body as the three-month-old child who had been reported missing the day before. Dijana had taken her child to the Rewe supermarket, around 800 metres away from her home. Speaking to Bild, her mother said: 'My daughter came home from shopping, she had bags with her and wanted to carry them up to the second floor.' Dijana then left the boy in his stroller on the pavement in front of the house, but claimed he was gone when she returned. This is a breaking news story. More to follow.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.