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| Mikaeel Kular: Mother Rosdeep charged with son's murder | Mikaeel Kular: Mother Rosdeep charged with son's murder |
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| The mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular has appeared in court charged with his murder. | The mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular has appeared in court charged with his murder. |
| Rosdeep Kular, 33, appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, charged under her married name of Adekoya. | Rosdeep Kular, 33, appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, charged under her married name of Adekoya. |
| She is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. She made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. | She is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. She made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. |
| Mikaeel was reported missing from his home in Edinburgh last Thursday, prompting a major search. | Mikaeel was reported missing from his home in Edinburgh last Thursday, prompting a major search. |
| His body was found 20 miles away in Kirkcaldy, Fife, late on Friday. | His body was found 20 miles away in Kirkcaldy, Fife, late on Friday. |
| The private hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court lasted only a few minutes and no media or members of the public were present. | |
| The case was continued for further examination, with another court appearance expected on 28 January. | The case was continued for further examination, with another court appearance expected on 28 January. |
| Forensic officers have been continuing their investigations at the site where Mikaeel's body was discovered. | |
| It was removed from woodland behind a property in the town's Dunvegan Avenue at the weekend. | |
| A house in the street was searched, along with an area of woodland to the rear and side of the property. | |
| 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 was reported missing from his home in Ferry Gait Crescent, Edinburgh, at about 07:15 on Thursday morning. | |
| 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. | |
| Many also left flowers and soft toys and lit candles outside his home in Edinburgh. |