Overview

• Municipal waste workers discovered the body only after the container had been loaded onto their truck and they alerted the Policía Nacional.
• The discovery occurred around 5 a.m. Sunday on Avenida Pérez Galdós, between Parque Ribalta and the bullring in Castelló de la Plana.
• The Policía Nacional, led locally by the Comisaría Provincial de Castellón, has taken charge of the case and is collecting witness statements.
• Forensic and scientific teams are analyzing evidence to establish the victim’s identity and the cause and time of death.
• Authorities have not confirmed the deceased’s identity, though local media report he was a man of about 45 years.