Eight-year-old boy caught being smuggled into Spain inside a suitcase is reunited with his mother.

An eight-year-old African boy caught being smuggled into Spain in a suitcase last month has finally been reunited with his mother.

Adou Ouattara from the Ivory Coast has been looked after by border police in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, since they discovered him in the suitcase of a Moroccan woman on May 7.

The shocking image of the young boy crammed into the case was seen around the world, highlighting the extreme measures migrants were taking to try and reach Europe.

Aduo Ouattara, aged eight, was locked in a suitcase as part of a plan to smuggle him into Spain. The tragic pictures shocked people around the world, showing the desperation of migrants trying to enter Europe

A tearful Lucie Ouattara embraces her son during an emotional reunion in Cueta. The boy's father, who lives in Spain, was arrested hours after Adou was found but says he knew nothing about the suitcase plan

The Moroccan woman tried to smuggle him through airport security - but he was uncovered by officials

Adou is now with his mother Lucie Ouattara following an emotional reunion in Cueta, after officials insisted on DNA tests to prove they were related.

Hours after Adou was discovered his father, who lives legally with his mother in Spain, was arrested and jailed, charged with abusing the child and trying to smuggle him into the country.
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