The body of a toddler that washed up in Norway earlier this year has been identified as that of a boy who was missing after a shipwreck in the English Channel in October, Norwegian police say
"It is now positive that the boy who was found is Artin Irannezhad. He is of Iranian origin and disappeared during a shipwreck in the English Channel off the coast of France on October 27, last year," Southwestern Police lead investigator Camilla Tjelle Waage said in a statement on Monday. Artin was 18 months old when he disappeared, police said. Both his parents died in the shipwreck, as well as his two older siblings.
The blue overalls Artin was wearing were not a Norwegian brand, which suggested he was not a native, the police also said. A police handout photo shows clothes belonging to the 18-month old Artin Irannezhad.Forensic scientists at Oslo University last week were able to match Artin's DNA with that of a relative in Norway, said the lead investigator in a statement.
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