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33-year-old woman arrested and charged in connection with death of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular after discovery of body in Kirkcaldy 33-year-old woman arrested and charged in connection with death of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular after discovery of body in Kirkcaldy
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Hundreds of people took to the streets of Edinburgh to search for three-year-old Mikaeel Kular, in a mood of optimism that it was only a matter of time before he was found. But on Saturday night police were trying to work out how he ended up dead in woods nearly 30 miles away.Hundreds of people took to the streets of Edinburgh to search for three-year-old Mikaeel Kular, in a mood of optimism that it was only a matter of time before he was found. But on Saturday night police were trying to work out how he ended up dead in woods nearly 30 miles away.
Police confirmed that a 33-year-old woman had been arrested and Police confirmed that a 33-year-old woman had been arrested and charged as part of the investigation into the death of Mikaeel, whose body they confirmed they found earlier in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They said the woman would appear at Edinburgh Sheriffs Court on Monday morning. The developments were described by Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, as "the news we have all been dreading".
charged as part of the investigation into the death of Mikaeel, As detectives attempted to piece together the events that led up to, and followed, Mikaeel's disappearance, community leaders in Edinburgh urged people not to jump to conclusions about what had happened.
whose body they confirmed they found earlier in Kirkcaldy, Fife. However, social media were awash with unsubstantiated speculation about the death; police said they were aware of racist comments on Twitter. At least one person, from the Greater Manchester area, was being investigated over an allegedly offensive tweet.
They said the woman would appear at Edinburgh Sheriffs Court on Ms Kular, a mother of five, had told detectives that she discovered her son was missing on Thursday morning after putting him to bed the previous night. His brown jacket, multicoloured gloves and shoes were gone.
Monday morning. The developments were described by Scotland's First Initially police said Mikaeel might have left the flat by himself, but neighbours expressed doubts that a child of three would have been capable of opening the heavy main door to the apartment block.
Minister, Alex Salmond, as "the news we have all been The charges followed the discovery of the body late on Friday night. Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, who looked visibly shaken when announcing the news a short time later, Almost 24 hours later they confirmed the body was indeed that of Mikaeel".
dreading". "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," he said. "Our thoughts and sympathies are with them at this time."
As detectives attempted to piece together the events that led up ACC Graham praised the community in North Edinburgh who turned in large numbers to help search for the missing child before his body was discovered. He said a further 500 calls had been received from the public looking to help officers with their inquiries.
to, and followed, Mikaeel's disappearance, community leaders in The house in Kirkcaldy and nearby woods were cordoned off by police as forensic teams scoured the area on Saturday. At about 4pm, an ambulance reported to be carrying the boy's body was seen leaving the area.
Edinburgh urged people not to jump to conclusions about what had Ms Kular, a beauty therapist, is said to have separated from a man she married in her early twenties and was living with a new partner. She previously wrote a light-hearted post about herself online, saying that she lived with "just me, myself and I ... oh yeah, with a brood of five monsters, six if you count the man indoors!"
happened. A steady stream of mourners left flowers and cuddly toys near the Kular family home in Ferry Gait Crescent, in the Drylaw area of Edinburgh. One note read: "This is so sad and a great loss to our street in Ferry Gait Crescent."
However, social media were awash with unsubstantiated For two days, hundreds of local people had turned out to help search for Mikaeel, spending hours scouring the local streets and nearby coastline. Frank Arthur, 72, who lives in the flat above Ms Kular, said that he was finding the news "difficult to come to terms with". "Everybody has been rooting for that little kid. There's an awful lot of people who gave up time to go out and look for him."
speculation about the death; police said they were aware of racist Irvine Welsh, the author, who grew up in the area and had repeatedly taken to Twitter to encourage local people to help "bring the wee man hame", also expressed his sorrow. "So sad about wee Mikaeel but couldn't be more proud of where I come from & the amazing people there who tried everything to help out," he tweeted.
comments on Twitter. At least one person, from the Greater Members of the public lay tributes in Ferry Gate Crescent near the home of Mikaeel Kular Denise Fergus, the mother of James Bulger, the two-year-old murdered in Liverpool in 1993, tweeted her condolences, saying: "My heart is aching for that poor boy Mikaeel Kular brings it all back so sad."
Manchester area, was being investigated over an allegedly offensive The Scottish parliamentarian Colin Keir, who had helped to look for Mikaeel, said the local community in Edinburgh was feeling "battered and bruised". He added: "I know exactly how these people are feeling. It's difficult not to get personally involved." But Mr Keir urged people not to let their emotions result in a rush to judgement.
tweet. "There's a post-mortem that has to happen. We need to find out how the young Mikaeel died and when he died, then we can start piecing things together," he said.
Local councillor Cammy Day, who was due to speak at a memorial service for the young boy at a local church on Saturday night, said the community was "absolutely devastated".
Ms Kular, a mother of five, had told detectives that she He praised the "wonderful, strong community spirit" displayed during the search for the boy, and said he hoped it would not be damaged by "the odd few ridiculous comments" made on social media.
discovered her son was missing on Thursday morning after putting "I'm hopeful there will be no repercussions locally. I know the police are doing something on that," Mr Day said. "We should not be making any assumptions, we should be leaving the investigation to police."
him to bed the previous night. His brown jacket, multicoloured
gloves and shoes were gone.
Initially police said Mikaeel might have left the flat by
himself, but neighbours expressed doubts that a child of three
would have been capable of opening the heavy main door to the
apartment block.
The charges followed the discovery of the body late on Friday
night. Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, who looked visibly
shaken when announcing the news a short time later, Almost 24 hours
later they confirmed the body was indeed that of Mikaeel".
"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," he said. "Our thoughts and sympathies are with them at
this time."
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ACC Graham praised the community in North Edinburgh who turned
in large numbers to help search for the missing child before his
body was discovered. He said a further 500 calls had been received
from the public looking to help officers with their inquiries.
The house in Kirkcaldy and nearby woods were cordoned off by
police as forensic teams scoured the area on Saturday. At about
4pm, an ambulance reported to be carrying the boy's body was seen
leaving the area.
Ms Kular, a beauty therapist, is said to have separated from a
man she married in her early twenties and was living with a new
partner. She previously wrote a light-hearted post about herself
online, saying that she lived with "just me, myself and I ... oh
yeah, with a brood of five monsters, six if you count the man
indoors!"
A steady stream of mourners left flowers and cuddly toys near
the Kular family home in Ferry Gait Crescent, in the Drylaw area of
Edinburgh. One note read: "This is so sad and a great loss to our
street in Ferry Gait Crescent."
For two days, hundreds of local people had turned out to help
search for Mikaeel, spending hours scouring the local streets and
nearby coastline. Frank Arthur, 72, who lives in the flat above Ms
Kular, said that he was finding the news "difficult to come to
terms with". "Everybody has been rooting for that little kid.
There's an awful lot of people who gave up time to go out and look
for him."
Irvine Welsh, the author, who grew up in the area and had
repeatedly taken to Twitter to encourage local people to help
"bring the wee man hame", also expressed his sorrow. "So sad about
wee Mikaeel but couldn't be more proud of where I come from &
the amazing people there who tried everything to help out," he
tweeted.
Members of the public lay tributes in Ferry Gate Crescent near the home of Mikaeel Kular
Denise Fergus, the mother of James Bulger, the
two-year-old murdered in Liverpool in 1993, tweeted her
condolences, saying: "My heart is aching for that poor boy Mikaeel
Kular brings it all back so sad."
The Scottish parliamentarian Colin Keir, who had helped to look
for Mikaeel, said the local community in Edinburgh was feeling
"battered and bruised". He added: "I know exactly how these people
are feeling. It's difficult not to get personally involved." But Mr
Keir urged people not to let their emotions result in a rush to
judgement.
"There's a post-mortem that has to happen. We need to find out
how the young Mikaeel died and when he died, then we can start
piecing things together," he said.
Local councillor Cammy Day, who was due to speak at a memorial
service for the young boy at a local church on Saturday night, said
the community was "absolutely devastated".
He praised the "wonderful, strong community spirit" displayed
during the search for the boy, and said he hoped it would not be
damaged by "the odd few ridiculous comments" made on social
media.
"I'm hopeful there will be no repercussions locally. I know the
police are doing something on that," Mr Day said. "We should not be
making any assumptions, we should be leaving the investigation to
police."