‘Headless’ child’s body is found on Spanish beach close to popular Costa resort
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An investigation has been launched after the “headless” body of a toddler was found on a Spanish beach.
According to reports by police, the remains are believed to belong to a child aged between two and three years old.
The body was discovered on a beach in the Costa Dorada resort of Roda de Berà in Tarragonès, Spain early this morning (July 11).
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A cleaner discovered the body and alerted their bosses, who then called local police.
According to reports, the remains were said to be in a state of decomposition and were missing multiple body parts, including the head.
It has been suggested that the dismembered body parts may have been washed onto the beach from the water.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard said: “All we can confirm at the moment is that the body of a baby has been found at Roda de Bera beach in the province of Tarragona.
“The alarm was raised at 8.50am this morning (Tuesday, July 11). The matter is still under investigation.”
Civil Guard officers have cordoned off the area and had moved locals and holidaymakers to other areas before an investigating judge authorises the removal of the body.
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It is understood some of the first people to discover the human remains thought initially they were looking at a doll because of the decomposed state of the body and did not contact the police.
It was confirmed it was a child’s body once Civil Guard officers arrived. The remains were removed around 11.30am local time following judicial authorisation.
An autopsy will take place in the coming hours to try to determine the cause of death.
Roda de Berà mayor Pere Virgili told the local press that the youngster could have been on a migrant boat which capsized in the Mediterranean.
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The town hall said in a tweet: “We inform you that this morning the body of a two to three-year-old child was found on the shoreline on the Costa Dorada beach.
“The area is cordoned off and officials are waiting for the judge to authorise the removal of the body.
“We ask the public to avoid the area.”
Roda de Bera is a 25-minute drive north of Tarragona. Barcelona is just over an hour’s drive north.
The town, well-known thanks to its Roman arch, was mainly dedicated exclusively to agriculture until the second half of the 20th century when it became an important tourist spot on the Costa Dorada.
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