Hopes fade for Sydney boy still missing days after Barcelona terror attack
There are grave fears for a seven-year-old boy who is still missing three days after the deadly Barcelona terror attack.
Julian Cadman became separated from his seriously injured mother Jomarie when a van rammed through a crowd of pedestrians in the busy Las Ramblas Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.
The little boy's father rushed from Sydney to desperately try and find his son and touched down in Barcelona on Saturday night.
He was immediately taken to a facility where the dead are being identified by loved ones.
Julian's mother has repeatedly been asking for her son from her hospital bed and was sedated due to her distress on Saturday.
She is recovering from surgery on her broken leg and doctors are considering an operation on her face for further injuries.
The pair were in Spain to attend Ms Cadman's niece's wedding.
Earlier on Saturday, British authorities and Spanish police denied reports the seven-year-old, who is understood to be a dual British-Australian citizen, had been located at a hospital in Barcelona.
"Neither we were searching nor have we found any lost child in the Barcelona attack. All the victims and injured have been located," Spanish police told media.
"Our thoughts are with the victims of these terrible attacks and the people of Spain," a spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London said.
"We are currently assisting a small number of British people affected and are working to find out if any more need our help. We have deployed additional staff to Barcelona and have offered support to the Spanish authorities."
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday asked Australians to pray for the boy and his family.
"I think we should all, in a our quiet moments, say a prayer for that little boy," Mr Turnbull said.
At least 100 people were injured and 14 killed in the attack claimed by Islamic State.
