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| Conley Thompson missing: Police find body in search for missing seven-year-old | |
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| Police searching for seven-year-old Conley Thompson who went missing on Sunday night have found the body of a child on a construction site. | Police searching for seven-year-old Conley Thompson who went missing on Sunday night have found the body of a child on a construction site. |
| South Yorkshire Police believe the body to be that of Conley, from Barnsley, and said his family have been informed. | South Yorkshire Police believe the body to be that of Conley, from Barnsley, and said his family have been informed. |
| Conley was last seen on Sunday evening playing with friends a mile away from the construction site on Bank End Road in Worsbrough. | Conley was last seen on Sunday evening playing with friends a mile away from the construction site on Bank End Road in Worsbrough. |
| Police said the body was found at approximately 8.30am. | Police said the body was found at approximately 8.30am. |
| Detective Inspector Victoria Short leading the investigation said: “We deployed our full resources with officers searching throughout the night to find Conley and we are deeply saddened by this tragic development. | |
| “While it is early in the investigation, the death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. | “While it is early in the investigation, the death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. |
| Police officers search a site in Barnsley for Conley Thompson | |
| “Our thoughts remain with Conley's family and friends at this very difficult time.” | “Our thoughts remain with Conley's family and friends at this very difficult time.” |
| Dear families, can you help? Conley is missing since last night (Sunday) and the police are looking for him. We pray... | Dear families, can you help? Conley is missing since last night (Sunday) and the police are looking for him. We pray... |
| Conley was last seen in Locke Park where he had gone to play with friends at around 6pm. He is believed to have left the park at around 8pm but failed to return home to Underwood Avenue in Worsbrough afterwards. He was reported missing shortly after. | Conley was last seen in Locke Park where he had gone to play with friends at around 6pm. He is believed to have left the park at around 8pm but failed to return home to Underwood Avenue in Worsbrough afterwards. He was reported missing shortly after. |
| Around 50 police officers were reportedly deployed in the search for the missing boy overnight, according to the BBC, while local residents tweeted seeing a helicopter joining the search effort. | Around 50 police officers were reportedly deployed in the search for the missing boy overnight, according to the BBC, while local residents tweeted seeing a helicopter joining the search effort. |
| Detectives had this morning cordoned off the building site as many had taken to social media to share in the search for Conley. The boy's school made a public appeal for information about his disappearance on Facebook. | Detectives had this morning cordoned off the building site as many had taken to social media to share in the search for Conley. The boy's school made a public appeal for information about his disappearance on Facebook. |
| A better photo of #conleythompson #missing. Shared from Facebook. pic.twitter.com/QpesowN6DT | A better photo of #conleythompson #missing. Shared from Facebook. pic.twitter.com/QpesowN6DT |
| Nichola Thorpe, headteacher of Worsbrough Bank End Primary School, wrote on Facebook: “Dear families, can you help? | Nichola Thorpe, headteacher of Worsbrough Bank End Primary School, wrote on Facebook: “Dear families, can you help? |
| “Conley is missing since last night (Sunday) and the police are looking for him. We pray that he is safe and has stayed with friends. | “Conley is missing since last night (Sunday) and the police are looking for him. We pray that he is safe and has stayed with friends. |
| “Please share and spread the word to get him home safe and well.” | “Please share and spread the word to get him home safe and well.” |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |