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Pensioner grave search resuming Body found at grave site in woods
(about 7 hours later)
Police investigating the disappearance of a frail pensioner have resumed their search of a shallow grave in a woodland in Perthshire. Police searching a grave site in woods in Perthshire for a missing 87-year-old woman have found a body.
Dolina Maclean, 87, from Stanley, was last seen on 30 May at a Tesco supermarket in Perth. They said the clothing matched that of Dolina Maclean, who has been missing from her home in Stanley since 30 May.
On Tuesday, officers revealed they had found what they believed to be a burial site at Knowehead woods near Dunning. The search of Knowehead Woods, near Dunning, began on Tuesday and police quickly discovered what they thought was a burial site.
A site at Moneydie is also being searched, where it is thought a body may have lain before being moved. A wooded area in Moneydie was also being searched. It is thought a body may have lain there then been moved.
The searches were sparked when Ms Maclean's car was found in a factory car park in Coupar Angus. The searches were sparked when Ms Maclean's car was found in a factory car park in Coupar Angus on Saturday.
'Below the soil'
A man has appeared in court charged with stealing the vehicle.A man has appeared in court charged with stealing the vehicle.
Police are appealing for anyone who spotted the dark green Vauxhall Astra with the registration SP52 NYM between 30 May and 14 June to come forward. Experts in pathology, archaeology and forensic biology, as well as police experts, were involved in the search operation in the woods.
Det Ch Insp Bruce Kerr said a thorough search of the woodland was taking place. The body that has been found is expected to be moved on Wednesday evening.
"It's very important that we preserve all available evidence," he said. The remains will be taken to the mortuary in Dundee, where further forensic and post-mortem examinations will be carried out.
"If a body has been placed in the grave we've got to examine how it was taken there and what is below the soil. The body was discovered at Knowehead woods near Dunning
"I'm using a wide variety of experts, I'm using a national search advisor, an archaeologist and a number of other specialists involved in body recovery." Ms Maclean had been reported missing by her sister, who is in her 90s and currently in hospital.
The grave was discovered at Knowehead woods near Dunning
Ms Maclean's family are being kept informed of developments.
She had been reported missing by her sister, who is in her 90s and currently in hospital.
The Reverend Duncan Macleod from Perth Free Church has known Ms Maclean for 12 years.The Reverend Duncan Macleod from Perth Free Church has known Ms Maclean for 12 years.
He said: "I feel horrified and grief-stricken that she appears to have met such a tragic end.He said: "I feel horrified and grief-stricken that she appears to have met such a tragic end.
"I always think of her as a very private, very humble person, very gentle, wouldn't harm anybody, the salt of the earth, all the positive adjectives just come to mind."I always think of her as a very private, very humble person, very gentle, wouldn't harm anybody, the salt of the earth, all the positive adjectives just come to mind.
"She wasn't afraid to die, but she wouldn't have wished to experience what she appears to have experienced.""She wasn't afraid to die, but she wouldn't have wished to experience what she appears to have experienced."
He added that the family had feared that Ms Maclean had been in a road accident and her car was hidden in undergrowth somewhere.He added that the family had feared that Ms Maclean had been in a road accident and her car was hidden in undergrowth somewhere.
He said: "Her sister has been in hospital since two days before she disappeared.He said: "Her sister has been in hospital since two days before she disappeared.
"I understand that she seems to be aware of what's happening and accepting that Dolina's gone to a better place and is not coming back."I understand that she seems to be aware of what's happening and accepting that Dolina's gone to a better place and is not coming back.
"She's understandably distressed at the whole situation, as we all are, but the family have been all along fearing the worst.""She's understandably distressed at the whole situation, as we all are, but the family have been all along fearing the worst."