Boy found in suitcase allowed to stay in Spain with family

A boy who was found locked inside a suitcase coming into Spain has been granted permission to stay in the country for one year.

The boy discovered in a suitcase at a Spanish border crossing. (Still from CNN video)

An Ivory Coast boy found in a suitcase that was smuggled into Spain has been given temporary permission to stay in the country. 

Adou Ouattara, 8, was found inside the suitcase coming into Spain on May 7 at a border entry point from neighbouring Morocco.

Photos released at the time showed him emerging from a small, pink suitcase that was being escorted by a Moroccan woman through the border crossing.

The woman's identity has not been made public.

The boy's family lived in Spain legally but they had reportedly been unable to get their son to live with them because they did not earn enough money.

The boy's father was later arrested and charged for attempting to smuggle him into Spain.

A government spokesman this week said the boy had been granted permission to stay in Spain for one year but his father will reportedly remain in custody will police investigate the case.