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Date Published: 23/03/2023

ARCHIVED - Autistic child found in Almeria after going missing from Sweden

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The minor was discovered safe and well in the Almeria hamlet of Huércal-Overa after disappearing with a 26-year-old acquaintance

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Autistic child found in Almeria after going missing from Sweden

A frantic search for a young Swedish girl with autism spectrum disorder has ended in the Almeria town of Huércal-Overa, where the child was found safe and well this week. According to Guardia Civil, the vulnerable minor apparently arrived in the Andalucía province in the company of a 26-year-old man, unbeknownst to her distraught parents.

The girl’s mum and dad reported her disappearance to the Swedish police on Tuesday March 21 and she was finally tracked down to a caravan park in the small district of Almajalejo when a local recognised her photo from the alert notices and contacted the authorities.

The young man claimed he had fallen in love with the child, whom he met online, and that they had been planning on staying in Almeria for three months.

Although the girl carried no official documents and originally gave police a false name, her identity was quickly confirmed and she has been placed in the care of the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office, which will facilitate her return home.

Her companion has been temporarily released by the Spanish courts while they determine if in Sweden he is guilty of crime.

In other news: Almeria reduces CO2 emissions by 1,800 tonnes per year thanks to solar energy

Image: Guardia Civil

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