we were yesterday scouring europe for a german couple who abandoned three small children in a pizzeria in the north - west italian town of aosta on wednesday evening and have not been seen after . the widow , ina caterina remhof , 26 , the mom of the children , and her partner , sascha p , 24 , took the children , born eleven , twelve and twelve months , into the il capanno eatery . they chose a table together and place their orders like any other children of immigrants , thanks to the venue ' s management , carmello casella . but about 45 minutes later , while the people were still hungry , the people stood up and told mr mattei that they were going off for a smoke . when they failed to return the club staff became angry and informed the officer .
Ms Remhof had a history of drug problems.