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Mikaeel Kular: Police find body in Fife and person detained Mikaeel Kular: Police find body in Fife and person detained
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A body has been found by police searching for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular. A body has been found and a person detained by police searching for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular.
Mikaeel had gone missing from his home in Edinburgh on Wednesday night. The body of a young boy was found in Fife shortly before midnight, police in Edinburgh told a press conference.
His disappearance initiated a major search, with hundreds of members of the public joining search teams and police. Mikaeel went missing from his home in the city on Wednesday night, prompting a major search.
Police in Edinburgh said at a press conference that the body of a young boy had been found in Fife shortly before midnight. They also said a person had been detained. Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said Mikaeel's family had been informed and the investigation was continuing.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham from Police Scotland said Mikaeel's family had been informed and the investigation was continuing. He also thanked rescue teams and the public for their "fantastic response" in helping to search for the missing boy.
'Fast-moving investigation'
Police had said Mikaeel disappeared after he was put to bed by his mother at their home in Ferry Gait Crescent at about 21:00 GMT on Wednesday.
More than 200 volunteers from the community had joined the emergency services to look for Mikaeel.
ACC Graham said: "The investigation into the disappearance of Mikaeel Kular has been wide ranging and fast moving.
"As a result of these inquiries I can confirm that we have recovered the body of a young boy in Fife shortly before midnight. We have informed the family and the investigation continues.
"A person has been detained in connection with the death.
"I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has shown such a fantastic response to the incident in terms of assisting the police with searches and in terms of our appeals for information and coming forward to assist with information.
"Without such vital assistance the police cannot do their job assisting those who live and work in our communities.
"As a result of this development clearly there will now be no requirement for any further help in relation to searches in the Drylaw area."