A woman who went missing with her four children in the Turkestan region was found after seven days, reports infohub.kz.

A resident of the Otyrar district reported to police that his wife and four children had left home a week ago and had not been in contact. In response, officers from the Organized Crime Department of the Turkestan Regional Police Department, together with the Otyrar district police, launched search operations.

The missing woman had with her four children aged 6, 5, 3, and 10 months. Police set up checkpoints at the entrances and exits of the district and inspected vehicles. Additionally, alerts were sent to neighboring areas and search measures were intensified.

The woman and children were eventually found in a taxi and taken to the police station. It turned out that after a domestic quarrel with her husband, she became upset, took the children and documents, and left for Shymkent, where she rented an apartment without telling anyone.

"Close relatives were invited, and police officers conducted preventive explanatory work. The family members reconciled and safely returned home," said a representative of the press service of the Turkestan Regional Police Department.