THE body of a decapitated and disembowelled toddler was found hanging from a barbed wire fence in China.

It's believed the boy, two, fell from a window of the 31st storey apartment while reportedly left home alone for two hours.

3 The toddler fell from the 31st storey of a residential block in Zhuhai in China Credit: AsiaWire

3 The toddler's remains were discovered by his mum Credit: Asiawire

His mum discovered his remains after she arrived back from a hairdressing appointment, according to reports in the city of Zhuhai in South China’s Guangdong Province.

The distraught mother - who hasn't been named - was escorted away by arriving police officers.

She had left her boy sleeping in the apartment at about midday on July 24, while she went to the shops and got her hair done.

According to reports, the mum returned home two hours later to find the windows of their 31st-storey flat open, and her toddler nowhere to be seen.

She began searching for the boy with the help of security guards at Vanke Golden Incense Residential District.

The mum discovered him hanging from the barbed wire fence of the residential complex’s boundary wall.

Police - who described the gruesome scene as "horrific" - were quoted in local media as saying that the child had been “cut in two” by the blades on the metal coils.

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Neighbours who photographed his remains said that he had been decapitated, and disembowelled after falling on the barbed wire.

It's thought the toddler had been looking for his mum after he woke up to find the home empty.

Investigations are ongoing.