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| Three-year-old Mikaeel Kular goes missing from Edinburgh home | Three-year-old Mikaeel Kular goes missing from Edinburgh home |
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| Police have appealed to people in the north of Edinburgh to look out for a three-year-old boy who has gone missing from his home. | Police have appealed to people in the north of Edinburgh to look out for a three-year-old boy who has gone missing from his home. |
| Mikaeel Kular was last seen going to bed in Ferry Gait Crescent at about 21:00 on Wednesday but when his family woke up he was not in the house. | |
| Supt Liz McAinsh said anyone who lives and works in the area should "look out for this wee boy". | Supt Liz McAinsh said anyone who lives and works in the area should "look out for this wee boy". |
| Mikaeel is 3ft tall and was possibly wearing a beige hooded jacket. | Mikaeel is 3ft tall and was possibly wearing a beige hooded jacket. |
| He may also have on brown shoes, blue jogging bottoms and nightwear. | He may also have on brown shoes, blue jogging bottoms and nightwear. |
| Supt McAinsh asked local people to check their gardens and outbuildings. She said anyone walking in the area should pay particular attention to places such as public parks. | Supt McAinsh asked local people to check their gardens and outbuildings. She said anyone walking in the area should pay particular attention to places such as public parks. |
| She revealed that Mikaeel was in the house with his mother and four siblings. Officers are speaking to "all family members" about the disappearance. | She revealed that Mikaeel was in the house with his mother and four siblings. Officers are speaking to "all family members" about the disappearance. |
| Police search | |
| Supt Ainsh said: "Mikaeel is a three-year-old boy who was put to bed by his mother at 9 o'clock last night. | Supt Ainsh said: "Mikaeel is a three-year-old boy who was put to bed by his mother at 9 o'clock last night. |
| "When she woke up this morning at 7.15, Mickaeel wasn't in his bed and is not within his house. | "When she woke up this morning at 7.15, Mickaeel wasn't in his bed and is not within his house. |
| "Police have been involved since that time. We have a live ongoing search within the local area." | "Police have been involved since that time. We have a live ongoing search within the local area." |
| Police Scotland said officers were particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen a child walking on his own in the Muirhouse and Pennywell areas of Edinburgh on Thursday morning. | Police Scotland said officers were particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen a child walking on his own in the Muirhouse and Pennywell areas of Edinburgh on Thursday morning. |
| Supt McAinsh told reporters: "We are focusing our search at the moment on the Pennywell area and the Muirhouse area of Drylaw in Edinburgh. | |
| "We are asking everybody who lives in that area, who passes through that area, or who works in that area to keep their eyes open for this wee boy." | |
| She added: "There is no evidence to suggest criminality at the moment but clearly we are keeping an open mind. | |
| "We're a big organisation now with Police Scotland and we are using all of the resources at our disposal to look for this three-year-old boy." |