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Palm

Updated Friday, March 1, 2024-07:15

The

body of a 4-year-old boy

was found this Thursday inside the dryer of his home in Magaluf (Mallorca).

The Civil Guard is investigating the strange circumstances of the death.

According to the newspaper

Última Hora

, the minor was found dead inside the dryer and, apparently,

he had hidden inside the appliance and remained locked inside

.

Sources from the armed institute have explained that the event took place around 2:00 p.m. in a house on

s'Olivera Avenue

in the coastal town of Magaluf.

Apparently, the child

was under the guardianship of the grandmother and another relative

.

The grandmother had gone out into the street and the other person had fallen asleep, according to the newspaper.

When the woman returned to the house and did not find the child, she woke up the other person and, finally, they found him dead inside the dryer.