17/01/2014

Search Continues For Missing Three-Year-Old

Police in Edinburgh are continuing to search for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular.

The boy has not been seen since Wednesday night when he was put to bed at around 21:00 in the flat he lives in with his family at Ferry Gait Crescent.

Police have said that they are becoming "deeply concerned" as more time passes and urged the public to continue to help by searching outbuildings, gardens, garages and sheds.

They added that there was still no evidence of criminality and addressed speculation of a custody dispute between Mikaeel's mother and father, who are no longer together, by saying they had spoken to the estranged father.

Officers are continuing to study CCTV images of the area, but it is understood that nothing significant has yet been found.

The Child Rescue Alert System has also been activated; the system, which is supported by police forces across the UK, would usually be reserved for abduction and kidnap cases.

(MH/CD)

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