authorities were yesterday scouring europe for a german couple who abandoned three small boys in a pizzeria in the north - west italian city of basilicata on sunday eve and have not been seen back . the woman , ina caterina remhof , 26 , the mother of the sons , and her spouse , klein peterson , 24 , brought the kids , aged 6 , two and five respectively , into the il capanno pizzeria . they wanted a table together and brought their orders like any other family of tourists , according to the club ' s ceo , carmello casella . but about 45 min later , while the children were away eating , the couple stood up and assured lady casella that they were going outside for a smoke . when they failed to return the restaurant staff became panicked and called the detectives .
Ms Remhof had a history of drug problems.