A baby’s body was found among the waste at the Valdemingómez waste-to-energy facility in Madrid, a discovery now under investigation by the National Police. The incident was reported shortly after 7:50 a.m. on a Tuesday when a worker at the site alerted authorities about the discovery. The body was located in the packaging sorting area of the facility, according to police sources.
Investigators from the VI Homicide Group of the Madrid Metropolitan Police are leading the inquiry to determine the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death and how the body ended up at the waste treatment plant. The case has prompted a thorough examination of potential factors involved in this tragic event, with specialists reviewing all available evidence to piece together the sequence of events.
Early assessments suggest a possible scenario in which someone may have discarded the infant in a yellow recycling container for packaging, with the body subsequently transported to Valdemingómez by a garbage truck. Police and forensic teams are carefully tracing the path of the waste stream to establish the chain of custody and the timeline of movements.
Alongside homicide investigators, criminalistics units have arrived at the scene to collect samples and carry out advanced analyses. The goal is to advance the investigation by identifying any environmental or human factors that could illuminate how the infant arrived at the site and the eventual cause of death.
The infant’s remains were moved to the Institute of Legal Medicine for autopsy. The examination will aim to determine the cause of death, clarify whether it was natural or violent, establish the infant’s age and sex, and confirm whether the baby is a newborn. Initial information from the authorities indicates the possibility that the infant was very recently born.
With these findings in hand, authorities will continue to search for the infant’s biological parents, a standard step in cases of infant death. The pursuit of next of kin involves coordinating with family registries and social services to ensure proper procedures are followed and to provide any necessary support during the investigation.