An urgent search is under way for a child with dual British nationality believed to be missing after the terror attack in Barcelona, the UK prime minister has said. Theresa May spoke after a British man living in Australia appealed for information about his seven-year-old grandson, Julian Alessandro Cadman, who became separated from his mother during the chaos.
Julian's grandfather, Tony Cadman, whose Facebook profile says he lives in Australia and is originally from Dorset, said: 'Julian is seven years old and was out with Jom when they were separated, due to the recent terrorist activity. Please share if you have family or friends in Barcelona.' It has been reported that the child and his mother previously lived in Kent, and Tony Cadman posted a picture of Julian wearing a uniform from a British nursery school.
Julian's mother, Jom, was injured in the attack on Las Ramblas on Thursday, which left 13 people dead. Tony Cadman said she was in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Julian's father, Andrew Cadman, said he had spoken to his son only hours before he went missing. He was travelling from Sydney to Barcelona on Friday to search for Julian.
May told Sky News that Britain was 'urgently looking into reports of a child believed missing, who is a British dual national'. She did not name him. The Foreign Office has confirmed that British nationals are among those injured, though they have not said how many.
The Australian foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, said one Australian is missing and four others have been injured in the attack. 'We are concerned, but we are working closely with authorities to determine the whereabouts of the one Australian unaccounted for,' Bishop told reporters in Melbourne on Friday. Two New South Wales women are in hospital, including Sydney bank worker Suria Intan, who is being treated at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona. Two Victorian men, both hit by the attacker's van, have been discharged after receiving treatment.
Australia's consular hotline has received more than 380 calls, with government advice updated to urge travellers to exercise caution and heed the directions of local authorities. There are 2,000 Australians registered with the embassy as being in Spain, and roughly 20,000 Australians in Spain at any one time.
