Overview

• Spanish police say they are treating the case as a parental abduction and believe the mother left Spain with the child for Russia.
• The three-year-old, identified publicly as Oliver P, was last seen in Marbella on July 4 after his British father reported him missing.
• A major search is underway on the Costa del Sol, with Spain’s National Centre for Missing Persons urging citizens to share information.
• Authorities released a description of the boy as blonde, about 85 cm tall and 15 kg, and have not disclosed his full name.
• Unresolved questions include whether an international arrest warrant has been issued, while a reported court order barring the child’s removal from Spain comes from an unnamed source.