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| Hazel North search: Body found in Kilmarnock park | |
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| A body has been discovered in the search for missing woman Hazel North. | |
| Police Scotland confirmed that the human remains were found in Dean Park, Kilmarnock, on Monday morning. | |
| Ms North, 19, from Dunfermline, about 60 miles from the town, last contacted her family on 4 March. A search was earlier carried out at a property in Kilmarnock's Northcraig Road. | |
| Police have been questioning a man as a witness following Ms North's disappearance. | |
| A police spokesman said: "Police Scotland can confirm that as part of the ongoing missing person inquiry into Hazel North, officers commenced a detailed search and excavation of an area within Dean Park, Kilmarnock this morning, Monday 24 March 2014. | A police spokesman said: "Police Scotland can confirm that as part of the ongoing missing person inquiry into Hazel North, officers commenced a detailed search and excavation of an area within Dean Park, Kilmarnock this morning, Monday 24 March 2014. |
| "We can confirm that following the search and excavation, human remains have been discovered at the location." | "We can confirm that following the search and excavation, human remains have been discovered at the location." |
| 'Lengthy process' | |
| The spokesman said a major investigation crime scene was in place and a detailed and structured examination of the site would be carried out by specially trained forensics officers. | The spokesman said a major investigation crime scene was in place and a detailed and structured examination of the site would be carried out by specially trained forensics officers. |
| Police said: "This may be lengthy process due to the complexities of the site and would be done in a sensitive manner to ensure the integrity of the scene." | Police said: "This may be lengthy process due to the complexities of the site and would be done in a sensitive manner to ensure the integrity of the scene." |
| The remains will be taken to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow for a post-mortem examination to be carried out. | The remains will be taken to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow for a post-mortem examination to be carried out. |
| On Sunday, police erected a forensic tent at the scene, which is near the house in Northcraig Road that was searched on Friday. Nothing suspicious was found during the property search. | |
| The man who lives there, who has been named locally as John Davis, 25, is being questioned by police as a witness. | |
| Male friend | |
| Ms North, who is from the Cairneyhill area of Dunfermline, last contacted her sister on 4 March and told her she was travelling to meet a male friend in Kilmarnock. | |
| She has not been in touch with her family since and police said they were increasingly concerned for her safety. | |
| Supt Neil Kerr told BBC Scotland police were only informed of the teenager's disappearance on Friday. | |
| Police had made an appeal over a possible sighting of Ms North in the south of Scotland last week. |