X-ray finds boy, 8, smuggled into Spain in suitcase
Posted May 8, 2015 1:46 pm.
Last Updated May 8, 2015 3:17 pm.
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Child hidden in suitcase found in SpainCustoms workers in Spain were shocked to find an eight-year-old boy packed in a suitcase.
Workers scanned the suitcase through an X-ray machine and spotted a human silhouette on the screen.
The boy, named Abu, was reportedly smuggled into the country from the Ivory Coast.
The child is said to be in perfect health and is now in the custody of social services.
The boy’s father reportedly showed up about an hour after the discovery, looking for the boy. The man was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking.
The 19-year-old woman who had the boy in the suitcase was also arrested.
There has been no word if the boy faces charges too.
