Tragedy as body of headless toddler found by cleaner on Spanish beach

The remains of the child, believed to be between two and three years old, were unfortunately found on a beach in the resort town of Roda de Bera, on the Costa Dorada, east coastal province of Tarragona

Roda de Bera Beach-Police at the scene where the baby was found (

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Police are investigating the discovery of the body of a 'headless' child on a Spanish beach which was found early this morning.

The remains of the child, believed to be between two and three years old, were unfortunately found on a beach in the resort town of Roda de Bera, on the east coast of Tarragona.

A municipal cleaner made the shocking discovery while working this morning and alerted his bosses who called the police.

The body of the child is said to be missing other body parts as well as his head and was washed away on the beach, with the possibility that the child drowned on the beach having been ruled out by authorities .

The range where the incident occurred (

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Civil Guard officers have cordoned off the area and are moving residents and vacationers to other areas before an investigating judge authorizes the removal of the body.

The mayor of Roda de Bera, Pere Virgili, was quoted in the local press as saying that the child could have been on a refugee boat that capsized in the Mediterranean.

The town hall said in a tweet: "We inform you that this morning the body of a child between two and three years old was found on the shore of the Costa Dorada beach.

"The area is cordoned off and authorities are waiting for the judge to authorize the removal of the body. We ask the public to avoid the area."

Roda de Bera is a 25-minute drive south of Tarragona. Barcelona is just over an hour's drive north.

The Civil Guard, which is investigating, has not yet made an official comment.

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