29 Aug, 2025 @ 13:09
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UPDATED: Fears British toddler missing in Marbella has been ‘abducted by Russian mother to her country’

THE disappearance of a three-year-old British boy in Marbella is now being treated as a suspected case of child abduction, police sources told the Olive Press.

Investigators believe the child’s Russian mother may have taken him to her home country despite being barred from leaving Spain.

Police sources said the woman had temporary custody of the boy, but was under a court order not to leave Spanish territory.

The child, named Oliver, was last seen on July 4. His father reported him missing over a month later, filing a complaint at Marbella’s police station on August 7.

Authorities continue to appeal for information and urge anyone who may have seen the boy to contact 091, the National Police hotline, or 116000, the European missing children helpline.

Click here to read more Marbella News from The Olive Press.

Walter Finch

Walter Finch, who comes from a background in video and photography, is keen on reporting on and investigating organised crime, corruption and abuse of power. He is fascinated by the nexus between politics, business and law-breaking, as well as other wider trends that affect society.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
He got his first break in the business working on the Foreign News desk of the Daily Mail's online arm, where he also helped out on the video desk.
He then decided to escape the confines of London and returned to Spain in 2022, having previously lived in Barcelona for many years.
He took up up a reporter role with the Olive Press Newspaper and today he is based in La Linea de la Concepcion at the heart of a global chokepoint and crucial maritime hub, where he edits the Olive Press Gibraltar edition.
He is also the deputy news editor across all editions of the newspaper.

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