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Hunt for Mikaeel Kular: Mother detained after child's body found in Fife Hunt for Mikaeel Kular: Child's body removed from woodland as mother continues to be detained by police
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The mother of missing boy Mikaeel Kular has been detained by police after a child’s body was found in Fife.The mother of missing boy Mikaeel Kular has been detained by police after a child’s body was found in Fife.
Sky News and agencies reported that the woman, named locally as The woman, named locally as Rosdeep Kular, 33, was questioned overnight.
Rosdeep Kular, 33, has been questioned overnight. Today a body was removed from a wooded area behind a property in Dunvegan Avenue, where neighbours said Rosdeep Kular, 33, used to stay. Residents said it is occupied by her sister, Mikaeel's aunt.
A house in Kirkcaldy, Fife, believed to belong to Mikaeel's The house in Kirkcaldy, Fife, was sealed off by police during the night and forensics officers were seen at the property.
aunt, the sister of his mother, was sealed off by police during the A small wooded area close to the bungalow was also cordoned off and was being guarded by officers, according to the BBC.
night and forensics officers were seen at the property. Police Scotland said a person had been detained in connection with the three-year-old’s disappearance but did not confirm their identity.
A BBC Radio 4 news correspondent said a small wooded area close Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said the body of a young child was recovered in Fife just before midnight.
to the bungalow has also been cordoned off and was being guarded by “We strongly believe this to be the body of Mikaeel,” he added.
officers. “A person has been detained in connection with the recovery of the body and members of Mikaeel’s family have been informed of the recovery.
Police Scotland said a person had been detained in connection
with the three-year-old’s disappearance but did not confirm their
identity.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said the body of a
young child was recovered in Fife just before midnight.
“We strongly believe this to be the body of Mikaeel,” he
added.
“A person has been detained in connection with the recovery of
the body and members of Mikaeel’s family have been informed of the
recovery.
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“Our thoughts and sympathies are with them at this time.”“Our thoughts and sympathies are with them at this time.”
Floral tributes, soft toys and candles have been placed at a small park in the Drylaw area, round the corner from the flat on Ferry Gait Crescent.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond said the discovery of a body was "the news we have all been dreading".
"The hearts of everyone across Scotland and beyond have been touched by the events of recent days.
"We should at this difficult time remember the work of the officers of Police Scotland who have responded to this difficult task and investigation and shown such professionalism and dedication."
The grim discovery comes after days of desperate searches by hundreds of volunteers from the local community and emergency services.
Mikaeel disappeared after he was put to bed by his mother at their home in Ferry Gait Crescent at 9pm on  Wednesday.
The grim discovery comes after days of desperate searches by Police confirmed yesterday that he had not attended Flora Stevenson Nursery since Christmas and said a “criminal act” was possible.
hundreds of volunteers from the local community and emergency His mother did not make a public appeal after he went missing but police previously described her as “very distraught”.
services. Her mother, Harjinder Kular, yesterday paid tribute to the hundreds of volunteers who had joined the search.
Mikaeel disappeared after he was put to bed by his mother at She told the Edinburgh Evening News: “This has been such a difficult time and my head is all over the place.
their home in Ferry Gait Crescent at 9pm on  Wednesday. “I just want to be there for my daughter but I am appreciative for all that has been done to help us.
Police confirmed yesterday that he had not attended
Flora Stevenson Nursery since Christmas and said a “criminal act”
was possible.
His mother did not make a public appeal after he went missing
but police previously described her as “very distraught”.
Her mother, Harjinder Kular, yesterday paid tribute to the
hundreds of volunteers who had joined the search.
She told the Edinburgh Evening News: “This has been such a difficult
time and my head is all over the place.
“I just want to be there for my daughter but I am appreciative
for all that has been done to help us.
“I’m very sad. We just want Mikaeel home.”“I’m very sad. We just want Mikaeel home.”
Police stand outside a bungalow in Dunvegan Avenue in Kirkcaldy where a young boy's body believed to be Mikaeel Kular was found on Friday nightPolice stand outside a bungalow in Dunvegan Avenue in Kirkcaldy where a young boy's body believed to be Mikaeel Kular was found on Friday night
Chief Constable Graham thanked everyone who helped the Chief Constable Graham thanked everyone who helped the investigation and acknowledged the “overwhelming public response” to appeals for information.
investigation and acknowledged the “overwhelming public response” He added: “The investigation into the disappearance of Mikaeel has been wide ranging and fast moving.”
to appeals for information. The discovery of the body came less than a day after police announced a possible sighting of the boy.
He added: “The investigation into the disappearance of Mikaeel
has been wide ranging and fast moving.”
The discovery of the body came less than a day after police
announced a possible sighting of the boy.
Mikaeel in the jacket police believe he was wearing when he disappearedMikaeel in the jacket police believe he was wearing when he disappeared
A child matching his description had been seen in Edinburgh on A child matching his description had been seen in Edinburgh on Thursday morning, although the identity of the boy could not be confirmed when CCTV footage was inspected.
Thursday morning, although the identity of the boy could not be
confirmed when CCTV footage was inspected.