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The tot was wearing pyjamas and socks, with no shoes on, when he vanished whilst out walking with his mother along the promenade in Torrevieja (Alicante province) on Wednesday, and had nothing on his person that would allow a stranger to identify him, nor work out how he had got there or where he had come from.
He was found and taken to the police station, where his mother turned up 14 hours later to collect him.
No calls to the police or the 112 emergency hotline were registered, and none of the police stations had received a visit.
According to the mother, whose identity has not been revealed, she 'assumed' the police 'would have found him and taken him in' and that he 'would be alright' until she got there.
And meanwhile, she went out on the town with a group of friends.
After this, she went to bed and, when questioned, said she had been 'too tired' to make inquiries about her son.
She has been charged with child neglect, although it has not been confirmed whether the little boy has been returned to her or placed in care until another family member can be found to look after him.
Photograph of Torrevieja seafront esplanade by town hall
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