17 Feb, 2020 @ 22:57
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Police investigate discovery of body dumped in rubbish container in Teulada-Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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POLICE are investigating the discovery of a body dumped in a plastic rubbish container in Teulada-Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

Municipal dustmen discovered the woman’s body around 8am on Monday, February 17, before calling emergency services.

The woman was found decapitated and rolled in a quilt in a subterranean rubbish container on calle Móstoles in the La Sabatera area of Teulada-Moraira.

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The subterranean containers in which the body was found

The woman has not been identified, except for an age estimation between 35-45.

Guardia Civil have said they cannot comment on the case until the investigations are complete – termed bajo secreto de sumario in Spanish.

Numerous British expats witnessed teams of Policia Local, Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional attend the scene.

Joshua Parfitt

Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations.

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