Best-selling author Barbara Shcherbachev He was arrested Accused of kidnapping her 10-year-old son, Valentin, according to multiple reports.
A local newspaper reported that Shcherbachev (42 years old) was arrested in the Bahamas on Tuesday, December 10, and appeared before a local judge several days later after a temporary extradition order was issued. Nassau Guardian. Shcherbachev was subsequently remanded in prison and is scheduled to return to court on Monday, December 16.
Valentin was reported missing in his native Switzerland. According to GuardianShcherbachev lost custody in 2021 and was first accused of kidnapping the child in February 2023. She allegedly failed to return Valentin to his father, Daniel Rene Stankowski., After a week-long visit, authorities told… Daily Mail.
Valentin is currently listed as a missing person with Interpol Websitewhich states that he disappeared from Zurich in February 2023 when he was eight years old. Since then, Valentin is suspected of having “probably” visited Croatia, the United States, Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland and other unspecified countries. Countries, by entry. It is classified as a “yellow flag” notice, and covers several countries.
Shcherbachev, who is he? American-born author He holds British citizenship and is wanted in Switzerland on charges of kidnapping and stealing children. According to Daily MailShcherbachev was found in the Bahamas in a house with her apparent boyfriend. (The outlet claimed she referred to herself as Barbara Murphy and had not used Shcherbachev in several years.)
No further details have been shared publicly. Us Weekly I have reached out for comment.
Shcherbachev began her career as a newspaper writer london paper, She covers the financial industry through her “City Girl” column. Shcherbachev wrote her newspaper column anonymously in 2008, and revealed her identity one year later. The experience later inspired her 2009 book Confessions of a city girl.
“When 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 the lap dancing clubs and millions of dollars in losses; Divorce in the city and the worst recession since the 1930s, the City Girl was still standing. She faced the boys at their own game and won. New writing thelondonpaperCity Girl's column, Suzana S., gives 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 make it right.
Confessions of a city girl He is a UK Sunday Times The bestseller has been translated into German and Polish.
If you believe 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).
