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    "title": "Belgian woman found dead on Fuerteventura, son arrested for murder",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-10 09:20:27",
    "published_at": "2026-05-10 09:20:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-woman-found-dead-on-fuerteventura-son-arrested-for-murder",
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    "body": "<p><strong>A 56-year-old Belgian woman has been found dead on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura after several days missing. Her body was discovered on Friday at a waste treatment site in Zurita.</strong></p><p>The woman, identified by newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws as Katty Oosterlinck, had been missing since 4 May. Family and friends raised the alarm after they were unable to contact her for several days. Volunteers later joined local police and the Guardia Civil in a search operation.</p><p>Spanish authorities have arrested her 22-year-old son on suspicion of murder. According to local media, he is considered the main suspect in the case. Investigators also carried out a reconstruction of events at several locations in Corralejo, where the woman lived.</p><p>The exact cause of death is not yet known. Her body has been taken to a forensic institute in Las Palmas, where an autopsy will be carried out.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>Illustration photo &copy; Jorge Guerrero / AFP</sup></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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