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| Girlfriend of missing Corrie McKeague announces birth of child | Girlfriend of missing Corrie McKeague announces birth of child |
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| The girlfriend of the missing RAF serviceman Corrie McKeague has given birth to a baby girl, she announced on Facebook. | The girlfriend of the missing RAF serviceman Corrie McKeague has given birth to a baby girl, she announced on Facebook. |
| April-Louise Oliver posted a picture on Sunday – Father’s Day – of her cradling the newborn in a hospital bed. She did not say when the baby was born. The image was captioned only with a heart and unicorn emoji. | April-Louise Oliver posted a picture on Sunday – Father’s Day – of her cradling the newborn in a hospital bed. She did not say when the baby was born. The image was captioned only with a heart and unicorn emoji. |
| McKeague, from Fife, vanished after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds last year. He was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of 24 September walking into a horseshoe-shaped area in Brentgovel Street. | |
| Police have been searching a landfill site for more than 14 weeks and have sifted through 4,000 tonnes of waste. | Police have been searching a landfill site for more than 14 weeks and have sifted through 4,000 tonnes of waste. |
| Oliver, from Downham Market, Norfolk, said she discovered she was pregnant with McKeague’s child two weeks after he disappeared. | Oliver, from Downham Market, Norfolk, said she discovered she was pregnant with McKeague’s child two weeks after he disappeared. |
| At the time she said: “It’s incredibly difficult to bounce my head from the excitement of a new baby to what we’re actually trying to focus on, which is finding Corrie.” | At the time she said: “It’s incredibly difficult to bounce my head from the excitement of a new baby to what we’re actually trying to focus on, which is finding Corrie.” |
| In May she wrote on Facebook about the mixed emotions she was feeling about her pregnancy and missing boyfriend. She wrote: “I miss and love Corrie with every part of my body and little things set off different emotions. I can’t help but be truly unconditionally in love with my baby and you’re not here yet. | In May she wrote on Facebook about the mixed emotions she was feeling about her pregnancy and missing boyfriend. She wrote: “I miss and love Corrie with every part of my body and little things set off different emotions. I can’t help but be truly unconditionally in love with my baby and you’re not here yet. |
| “You bring so much pain yet just as much joy and your daddy would be proud of you my little one and would love you as much as I do. Corrie will be a part of both of us forever and no one can take that away.” | “You bring so much pain yet just as much joy and your daddy would be proud of you my little one and would love you as much as I do. Corrie will be a part of both of us forever and no one can take that away.” |
| She was reportedly hospitalised two weeks ago as doctors feared the stresses of McKeague still being missing could harm the baby. | She was reportedly hospitalised two weeks ago as doctors feared the stresses of McKeague still being missing could harm the baby. |
| In a post on the Find Corrie Facebook page, the missing man’s mother Nicola Urquhart said: “We have finally welcomed this beautiful little lady into the world. She is absolutely perfect. I am so very proud of April for getting her here safely. Both mummy and baby are doing well. Thank you so much for all your love and support x x x.” |