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| Mikaeel Kular: Police find body and 'mother detained' | |
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| Police investigating the disappearance of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular have found a body and detained his mother. | |
| The body of a young boy was found in Fife shortly before midnight, police said, and they "strongly believe this to be the body of Mikaeel". | The body of a young boy was found in Fife shortly before midnight, police said, and they "strongly believe this to be the body of Mikaeel". |
| His mother, named locally as Rosdeep, was detained by police. | |
| A house, said to belong to a relative of Mikaeel's mother in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is being searched. | |
| Reporting from outside the property BBC News correspondent Andrew Anderson said there was a "great deal of police activity" at the housing estate, which is located across the Firth of Forth estuary from Edinburgh. | |
| "More police officers have been arriving. There's a small bungalow cordoned off and we understand that it belongs to a relative of Mikaeel Kular's mother," our correspondent added. | |
| He said the police appear to be carrying out preliminary work at the moment, and a team of forensic officers are expected to arrive later. | |
| Mikaeel went missing from his home in Edinburgh on Wednesday. | Mikaeel went missing from his home in Edinburgh on Wednesday. |
| Our correspondent said the home in Kirkcaldy was about 20 miles away from the property in Edinburgh. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, of Police Scotland, told a press conference that Mikaeel's family had been informed of the recovery of a body and the investigation was continuing. | Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, of Police Scotland, told a press conference that Mikaeel's family had been informed of the recovery of a body 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. | He also thanked rescue teams and the public for their "fantastic response" in helping to search for the missing boy. |
| Police had said Mikaeel disappeared from his home in Ferry Gait Crescent at about 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. | Police had said Mikaeel disappeared from his 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. | More than 200 volunteers from the community had joined the emergency services to look for Mikaeel. |
| The body was found in Fife, a region north of Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth, but police have not disclosed where in the area the discovery was made. | The body was found in Fife, a region north of Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth, but police have not disclosed where in the area the discovery was made. |
| ACC Graham said: "The investigation into the disappearance of Mikaeel Kular has been wide ranging and fast moving. | 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. | "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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "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." |