Spain: Baby's body found in freezer in Ourense may have been there over 20 years

The body of a baby was discovered in a chest freezer located in a storage room of an apartment complex in Allariz, Ourense province, northwest Spain. The local newspaper La Región reported that the body was found by a woman handling her recently deceased mother's possessions. The freezer was situated in the garage area of the building's storage room.

Initial information suggests that the baby was born between 32 to 34 weeks and showed signs of breathing. However, the exact circumstances and causes of death will be determined through an autopsy conducted by the Galician Institute of Legal Medicine.

Authorities have interviewed individuals close to the former owner of the flat and have sent DNA samples to a laboratory in Madrid for potential identification of the baby's biological parents. While investigators are ruling out the possibility that the baby's death occurred within Allariz, they have suggested that the body may have been moved from another location in the province and subsequently placed in the freezer.

The investigation is ongoing under judicial secrecy, with the Ourense court overseeing the proceedings. Officers are working to ascertain the time and manner of the baby's death, as well as the method by which the body was concealed in the chest freezer.