Spanish forces have found the body of a baby on the bottom of the Carrión river. The National Police in Palencia announced this on Monday. The 23-year-old mother and her 29-year-old partner were arrested, a spokesman said. The two are suspected of having thrown the boy into a river near Palencia shortly after birth.
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Local health officials suspected and informed the police that the woman had recently given birth, but when asked, said that she did not know where her baby was. During a police questioning, the woman initially stated that she had thrown the boy into a container in the Palencia commercial area.
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Despite an extensive search, no traces were found. The woman then declared that she had buried the child together with her partner near Palencia. But officials could not find anything in the place she mentioned.
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The woman has also given false information regarding the date of birth, it is said. Only after another interrogation did the couple finally admit that they had thrown their son into the river in the Husillos community. In addition, the woman now testified that her child was born on January 28. (SDA / noo)
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