While Verona Pooth was on trial in Germany, her son Rocco was stuck in Dubai due to the conflict in the Middle East. Now the 57-year-old and her husband Franjo have come up with a plan to reach their son.
Rocco is not alone in Dubai, as his brother San Diego’s girlfriend Louisa and other acquaintances are with him. Nevertheless, the situation on the ground worsened, prompting parents to take quick action, as they told “Picture“describe.
Immediately after the trial, Franjo Pooth began an extensive journey that took him via Istanbul and Cairo to Saudi Arabia. From there he is taken to Dubai in an armored vehicle – a distance of around 1,000 kilometers through the desert. Rocco and Louisa are waiting there in the Pooths’ penthouse apartment.

Franjo Pooth rushes to his son Rocco
“Until ten minutes ago it was still planned that the two of them and Franjo would meet directly at the border between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. But when we heard that additional water reserves and medicine had been packed into the car, we were very scared,” explains Verona Pooth at “Picture“. They realized how quickly the situation can get worse.

Rocco in Dubai – Verona Pooth hopes for reunification
Verona Pooth is now hoping for her family to be reunited soon: “I want nothing more than for everyone to be together again healthy and safe.” Franjo Pooth’s trip is expected to be completed within 24 hours so that he can hug his son and Louisa in Dubai.





