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Remains of Belgian Expat Found at Fuerteventura Landfill as Son, 22, Is Arrested

Police await autopsy results to confirm cause of death.

Overview

  • Spain's Civil Guard found the remains Friday at the Zurita landfill in Puerto del Rosario on Fuerteventura after relatives reported the woman missing on May 4.
  • Local outlets identified the victim as 56-year-old Belgian national Katty Oosterlinck, who lived in the seaside town of Corralejo.
  • The Guardia Civil's Judicial Police detained a 22-year-old man reported to be her son in Las Palmas and consider him the prime suspect.
  • Officials have not disclosed how she died, and an autopsy at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Las Palmas will determine the cause.
  • Spanish media reported the body was dismembered at the dump, a detail not confirmed by authorities, as the case unsettled the island’s expatriate community.