On Monday, March 24, the body of a 13-year-old Ukrainian, who was considered missing, was found in the center of the Spanish city of Badajoz.
This was reported by the publication el Diario.
The boy and his mother left for Spain after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the woman, her son went out for a walk on Sunday around 5:30 p.m., and since then nothing has been known about his whereabouts or possible reasons for his disappearance.
The boy's body was found in a local park.
The publication La cronica de Badajos writes that the boy's name is Taras, and his mother's name is Valentina. He played chess and badminton. His older sister lives in England, and she does not know if she will be able to come to Spain due to the difficult financial situation of her family. They are currently enrolled in a refugee support program.
" He was a boy who had some difficulties with language, but he gradually became closer to the rest of his classmates. He was a bit introverted, but like many other children his age ," said the headmistress of the school where he studied.
It is known that before the walk after which Taras was found dead, he deleted the history of visited pages in the browser on his computer. According to relatives, he was a very withdrawn child and was not in a good mood.
According to the investigation , there are no signs of violent death on his body. The boy's body will be cremated and taken to his homeland. The boy's father is in Ukraine.