A newborn baby has been found decapitated and dismembered in a rubbish bin in Spain.

The little girl was born alive, doctors have confirmed, and was just five days old when she was killed.

The sickening crime is being investigated and police have launched an urgent appeal to find the child's mother.

The baby's remains were discovered in several plastic bags by a shocked worker at a recycling centre in Madrid.

Police in the city have launched 'Operation Natal' in a bid to 'get justice' for the dead infant.