Mikaeel Kular: Police find body and detain mother
The mother of Mikaeel Kular has been detained by police Police investigating the disappearance of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular have found a body and detained his mother.
The body of a young boy was found in Fife shortly before midnight, police said, and they "strongly believe this to be the body of Mikaeel".
His mother, named locally as Rosdeep, was detained by police.
A house, said to belong to a relative of Mikaeel's mother in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is being searched.
Reporting from outside the property, BBC News correspondent Andrew Anderson said there was a "great deal of police activity" at the housing estate, which is located across the Firth of Forth estuary from Edinburgh.
"More police officers have been arriving. There's a small bungalow cordoned off and we understand that it belongs to a relative of Mikaeel Kular's mother," our correspondent added.
He said the police appear to be carrying out preliminary work at the moment, and a team of forensic officers are expected to arrive later.
Mikaeel went missing from his home in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Our correspondent said the home in Kirkcaldy was about 20 miles away from the property in Edinburgh.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, of Police Scotland, told a press conference that Mikaeel's family had been informed of the recovery of a body and the investigation was continuing.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham: "We have recovered the body of a young boy in Fife"
He also thanked rescue teams and the public for their "fantastic response" in helping to search for the missing boy.
Police had said Mikaeel disappeared from his home in Ferry Gait Crescent at about 21:00 GMT on Wednesday.
More than 200 volunteers from the community had joined the emergency services to look for Mikaeel.
The body was found in Fife, a region north of Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth, but police have not disclosed where in the area the discovery was made.
ACC Graham said: "The investigation into the disappearance of Mikaeel Kular has been wide ranging and fast moving.
"As a result of these inquiries I can confirm that we have recovered the body of a young boy in Fife shortly before midnight. We have informed the family and the investigation continues.
Tributes were left outside Mikaeel's home after police said a body had been found "A person has been detained in connection with the death.
"I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has shown such a fantastic response to the incident in terms of assisting the police with searches and in terms of our appeals for information and coming forward to assist with information.
"Without such vital assistance the police cannot do their job assisting those who live and work in our communities.
"As a result of this development clearly there will now be no requirement for any further help in relation to searches in the Drylaw area."
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