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Mikaeel Kular: Mother Rosdeep Kular appears in court | |
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The mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular has appeared in court in connection with his death. | |
Rosdeep Kular, 33, appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. | |
She was detained by police investigating her son's disappearance on Friday night before being formally charged on Saturday. | She was detained by police investigating her son's disappearance on Friday night before being formally charged on Saturday. |
Mikaeel had been reported missing from his Edinburgh home on Thursday morning, prompting a major search. | Mikaeel had been reported missing from his Edinburgh home on Thursday morning, prompting a major search. |
The three-year-old's body was found about 20 miles away in Kirkcaldy, Fife, late on Friday. | The three-year-old's body was found about 20 miles away in Kirkcaldy, Fife, late on Friday. |
It was later removed from woodland behind a property in the town's Dunvegan Avenue, and taken away by ambulance. | It was later removed from woodland behind a property in the town's Dunvegan Avenue, and taken away by ambulance. |
A house in the street was searched, along with an area of woodland to the rear and side of the property. | A house in the street was searched, along with an area of woodland to the rear and side of the property. |
Forensic teams have also been carrying out a search around the bungalow. | Forensic teams have also been carrying out a search around the bungalow. |
Ms Kular and her five children had previously lived at the address. A neighbour told the BBC that Mikaeel and his twin sister were born while the family was living there. | Ms Kular and her five children had previously lived at the address. A neighbour told the BBC that Mikaeel and his twin sister were born while the family was living there. |
Mikaeel's mother had told police she put her son to bed in their home in Ferry Gait Crescent, Edinburgh, at about 21:00 on Wednesday. | Mikaeel's mother had told police she put her son to bed in their home in Ferry Gait Crescent, Edinburgh, at about 21:00 on Wednesday. |
Her son was not in the flat when the family woke at 07:15 the next morning, she said. | Her son was not in the flat when the family woke at 07:15 the next morning, she said. |
More than 200 volunteers from the community joined the emergency services in a huge search operation for the young boy. | More than 200 volunteers from the community joined the emergency services in a huge search operation for the young boy. |
Hundreds of people gathered at Muirhouse St Andrew's Church in Edinburgh on Saturday evening for a service in Mikaeel's memory. | Hundreds of people gathered at Muirhouse St Andrew's Church in Edinburgh on Saturday evening for a service in Mikaeel's memory. |
Many also left flowers and soft toys and lit candles outside his home in Edinburgh. | Many also left flowers and soft toys and lit candles outside his home in Edinburgh. |
On Sunday, the head teacher at Flora Stevenson Primary School, where Mikaeel had been a nursery pupil, assured parents that children would be given additional support when they returned on Monday morning. | On Sunday, the head teacher at Flora Stevenson Primary School, where Mikaeel had been a nursery pupil, assured parents that children would be given additional support when they returned on Monday morning. |
Irene Brennan said staff were being given advice by the council's psychological services team, and senior educational officers would attend the school to provide additional help. | Irene Brennan said staff were being given advice by the council's psychological services team, and senior educational officers would attend the school to provide additional help. |