Dad of British boy, 7, ‘killed’ in Barcelona terror attack arrives in city as hunt for missing schoolboy goes on
THE Australian father of a seven-year-old boy missing since the Barcelona attack arrived in the city last night, facing the heartbreaking possibility that his son may have been killed.
Andrew Cadman flew in from Sydney, taken straight to the city morgue after the desperate 22-hour journey.
Seven-year-old Julian was with his mother in Las Ramblas when terrorists used a van to plough into pedestrians, killing 13.
Mother, Jom, was seriously hurt and was rushed hospital with broken legs.
Julian Cadman’s grandmother said his family was “worried sick” after he became separated from his mother in the chaos.
Gran Norma Canaveral, 66, told the Daily Mail the family was praying for good news about their “really sweet boy”.
She said: “We are just so worried. I am just waiting for news, hoping for good news.”
But fears are mounting around Julian's whereabouts, with Mr Cadman met by Australian officials as soon as he landed in Barcelona El Prat airport, and the dad taken straight to the Ciudad de la Justicia centre in the city.
The centre includes a mortuary where forensic examinations and post-mortems take place.
The 42-year-old dad is believed to have stayed there for an hour before being taken to the hospital, driven under police escort.
Police have not confirmed Julian's condition but earlier they tweeted: "Neither were we searching nor have we found any lost child in the Barcelona attack. All the victims and injured have been located."
British-born Julian, who went to a Kent nursery before moving to Australia aged three, became separated from his mother as the terrorists’ van zig-zagged through the crowd of tourists at 50mph.
Witnesses rushed to help those mowed down, with pharmacist Fouad Bakkali telling how he found mum Jom on the ground, desperately trying to comfort her as others cowered in fear.
But he said despite her horrific injuries, the mum repeatedly begged him "where's my son?"
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull asked for people to "say a prayer" for the little boy, adding: "All of us as parents know the anguish his father and his whole family is going through as they rush to seek to find him in Barcelona."
Spain was left shaken by the terror attack, with victims from 34 countries including Spain, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Morocco, Canada, China, Colombia, Romania, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Holland and Peru.
A second attack involving a hire car unfolded hours later in the seaside resort of Cambrils.
One person was killed, with dozens others injured after terrorists struck.
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Among those killed in the Barcelona attack was 42-year-old American Jared Tucker, who was celebrating his first wedding anniversary with Heidi Nunes, 40.
Italians Bruno Gulotta, a computer salesman, and Luca Russo, along with Belgian mother Elke Vanbockrijck, 44, and Spaniard Francisco Lopez Rodriguez, 60, and his nephew also died.
A boy of three, believed to be Mr Lopez’s grand-nephew, was the youngest of the victims of the atrocity.
He was walking with his mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, who were injured trying to save him.
The latest victim to be confirmed is a Canadian grandfather who was on holiday with his wife of 53 years.
Ian Moore Wilson was in Barcelona with his wife Valerie - his death was announced by his daughter who released a statement hailing the efforts of those who fought to save his life.
A 75-year-old Spaniard, Pepita Codina, was named as one of the thirteen victims in Barcelona.
Her hometown's mayor Xavier Vilamala confirmed her death on Twitter.
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An Argentine-Spanish woman who had lived in Barcelona for a decade was killed in the attack at Las Ramblas.
Silvina Alejanda Pereyra, 40, was confirmed as one of the victims of the atrocity by Argentina's foreign ministry.
The person killed in the Cambrils attack was named as Ana Maria Suarez, 61, from Zaragoza, in north-east Spain.
Her husband and sister were both injured in the second attack at the seaside town.
The devastating death toll sparked vigils across Spain, including hundreds of thousands of people who gathered at Las Ramblas in an astonishing show of defiance.
Tears flowed amid spontaneous applause along the tree-lined boulevard as the city refused to be cowed.
The picturesque strip of cafes and stalls were also filled by crowds determined not to be beaten by the terror attack.
Karen Morris, who hid with husband Ken, 61, in a stall, was among those who returned to the scene.
Art teacher Karen, 51, from Liverpool, said: “I saw the van just ploughing into stores along the road. We know just how lucky we are.
“But we will come back to this beautiful city. It won’t put us off. They won’t win.”
Five terrorists were shot dead by armed police in Cambrils, with authorities launching a mammoth international manhunt to find those involved in planning the attack.
But it has since emerged that the terrorists were planning a far more devastating attack on Las Ramblas.
The blast killed one person and injured another 16 but, until the canisters were discovered, police did not realise the significance.
Had the attack gone ahead as planned, hundreds of people could have been killed, officers now believe.
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