A baby boy of eight months was found dead in Zaragoza near the CaixaForum on a Sunday morning. The mother, aged 31, has been placed in the custody of the Investigating Court on charges of murder after investigators concluded she was the person responsible for the child’s death. Police sources note that officers from the Aragón Police Department detained the woman on the Sunday following the disappearance reported by the baby’s father, who claimed that both his partner and their infant had vanished. The father’s report had raised alarm about the infant’s safety and well-being, prompting authorities to act quickly.
As the search unfolded, authorities activated the high-risk disappearance protocol known as Amber Alert due to the concern for the child and the genuine fear expressed by the father regarding the child’s safety. The incident triggered heightened coordination among local law enforcement agencies and rapid response measures aimed at locating the child and ensuring his protection. Investigators moved to secure communications related to the missing person, seeking access to the woman’s phone and digital communications with the authorization of the court, given the risk posed to the child’s life and safety. This step was taken to gather critical information that could establish a direct link to the child’s whereabouts and the events surrounding the disappearance.
A spokesperson for the police indicated that the woman, who had no prior police record, was detained as the prime suspect in the child’s death after a sequence of events began to reveal herself. Early on Sunday, at approximately 07:40 hours, the woman contacted emergency services claiming that she had been assaulted by two individuals described as a man and a woman from North Africa and that she had not heard from her child since the previous day. The investigators confirmed that the caller was the same person reported missing in relation to her eight-month-old child, and a patrol from the Provincial Police Brigades immediately went to speak with her. The initial interview helped establish the context and confirmed the ongoing disappearance case, prompting further action.
Doubts about the inconsistencies in the information provided led officials to seek the expertise of homicide investigators. Within about two hours, officers located the deceased infant’s body behind a bench near the CaixaForum, a finding that intensified the case and pointed toward foul play. The woman, still without any police antecedentes, was then transferred to the headquarters of Aragón Police in connection with the suspected homicide.
Following a series of inquiries conducted in the days that followed, investigators concluded that the mother had caused the child’s death and proceeded to charge her with murder. This conclusion emerged after the homicide squad reviewed the family’s background and the evolving evidence gathered from the initial interviews, the emergency call, and subsequent investigative steps. The case underscores the importance of swift, coordinated action in high-risk child disappearance scenarios and the careful evaluation of every statement for inconsistencies when a crime against a child is suspected. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue to gather and assess additional details to ensure a complete and accurate account of the events surrounding this distressing incident. [Police sources, Aragón].