Elderly dementia couple are 'abducted' from their Surrey care home by their son... and flown to Iran

An elderly couple suffering from dementia have been 'abducted' from a quiet Surrey care home - and taken to war torn Iran by their son who was angry at the treatment they were getting.The couple, who have not been named, were spirited away from their retirement home on Wednesday by the son after he had arrived to 'take them for lunch'.But when they failed to return after several hours, staff at the Silverbirch House care home in leafy Guildford, Surrey, raised the alarm and called police.When he was eventually contacted, the man told them: 'They are not coming back, they are on a plane to Iran.'The couple, who are originally from Iran, are thought to have lived in the Guildford area for a number of years before moving into the Silverbirch care home, which is run by Barchester Healthcare.It has space for 65 people and is set over three floors and mainly cares for elderly people with dementia and long-term health care issues and in its latest rating is guarded as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission. An unnamed, wheelchair-bound elderly couple with dementia were spirited away from their Surrey care home on Wednesday by their son who told staff he was taking them for lunch, it is claimed. He took them to Iran and shared this photo of them in front of the Mausoleum of Hafez, near Shiraz, with a Whatsapp group he had set up with relatives of care home residents When staff at Silverbirch House (pictured) phoned the son after becoming concerned that their residents weren't back, he told them they were boarding a flight for Iran, it is claimedHowever, a source told the Daily Mail: 'The son wasn't at all happy with the care being given to his parents, he'd told other relatives of people staying there.'He set up a WhatsApp group and told people he was going to take them to Iran which is basically a war zone. I would have thought they would have been safer in Surrey.'The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in its latest update 'advises against all travel to Iran,' adding: 'If you are a British national already in Iran, either resident or visitor, carefully consider your presence there and the risks you take by staying.'British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention. Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you.'Although US and Israeli bombing raids in Iran have slowed, there was a strike on a communications tower in Sirik, overlooking the Straits of Hormuz pinch point on Thursday.While the same day in London, two Iranians Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, were found guilty of spying and planning attacks on journalists in the UK.The missing couple are thought to have flown to Tehran via Istanbul on Wednesday.A picture shared on the WhatsApp group by the couple's son shows them both sitting in wheelchairs by the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, southern Iran.The monument honours the 14th Century Iranian poet Hafez and it was built in his honour following his death.On the Facebook page of Silverbirch – where stays cost £1,600 a week - the couple can be seen with other residents enjoying a singing performance last month.According to the CQC report residents were 'happy' at the home and described staff as 'kind, caring and responded to their needs'.While relatives of those staying there described it online as always spotlessly clean' with 'attentive and approachable staff'. Here is a picture of the elderly man during the care home's open day in October shared on its Facebook page where residents were entertained by a singer The source added: 'It really is a fabulous place and the staff go out of their way with activities, to take them out of there and go to Iran is an unusual decision to make.'Surrey Police told the Daily Mail they were 'aware of the incident' - but no investigation had been launched, although the county's adult social care team had been notified. In a statement Silverbirch said: 'A couple living with us have gone abroad with a family member, and they are safe and well.'Family members and relevant authorities are aware of the situation.'They refused to reveal where or the exact circumstances of the couple's departure.A Surrey County Council spokesperson said: 'We are aware of concerns about the welfare of two people from a care home in Guildford, and we're working with the home and other partner agencies to understand the circumstances and ensure their wellbeing.'