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| Mikaeel Kular: Man pleads guilty over racist tweets | |
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| A man has pleaded guilty to posting racist and offensive comments on Twitter over the disappearance of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular. | A man has pleaded guilty to posting racist and offensive comments on Twitter over the disappearance of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular. |
| At Derby magistrates, Darren Shepstone, 26, from Heanor, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to posting grossly offensive and racially aggravated content. | At Derby magistrates, Darren Shepstone, 26, from Heanor, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to posting grossly offensive and racially aggravated content. |
| He was arrested in January after sending tweets linked to the disappearance of the Edinburgh toddler, who was later found dead. | He was arrested in January after sending tweets linked to the disappearance of the Edinburgh toddler, who was later found dead. |
| Shepstone will be sentenced next month. | Shepstone will be sentenced next month. |
| The tweets were brought to the attention of Police Scotland by members of the public in Edinburgh. | The tweets were brought to the attention of Police Scotland by members of the public in Edinburgh. |
| Officers then liaised with Derbyshire Police to identify Shepstone. | Officers then liaised with Derbyshire Police to identify Shepstone. |
| Mother charged | Mother charged |
| Mikaeel's body was was reported missing from his Edinburgh home on 16 January. | Mikaeel's body was was reported missing from his Edinburgh home on 16 January. |
| More than 200 volunteers from the community joined the emergency services in a huge search operation. | More than 200 volunteers from the community joined the emergency services in a huge search operation. |
| His body was found 20 miles away in Kirkcaldy, Fife, the next day. | His body was found 20 miles away in Kirkcaldy, Fife, the next day. |
| His mother Rosdeep Kular, 33, was charged with his murder and is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. | His mother Rosdeep Kular, 33, was charged with his murder and is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. |
| She has been remanded in custody to await trial. | She has been remanded in custody to await trial. |