Overview

• A waste worker at the Loeches recycling centre discovered the newborn’s remains in multiple plastic bags, triggering Operation Natal.
• Medical examinations confirmed the female infant was born alive and was approximately five days old when she was killed.
• DNA analysis indicated the baby had Latin American or subtropical origin, suggesting her mother may hail from South America.
• Dylan, a K-9 agent from the Central Cynological Service, helped locate biological traces at the waste facility.
• Authorities are appealing for residents of Puente de Vallecas to come forward with information to help identify the estimated 40-year-old mother.