Police searching for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular have found the body of a young boy.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham announced the discovery just after 1am at a hastily convened news conference at Police Scotland's Edinburgh HQ.
There were gasps from people who had gathered for the update as he announced that the body had been found shortly before midnight
One person - understood to be Mikaeel's 33-year-old mother Rosdeep - has been detained in connection with his disappearance.
ACC Graham said: "The investigation into the disappearance of Mikaeel Kular has been wide-ranging and fast moving.
"As a result of enquiries the body of a young child was recovered in Fife just before midnight.
Rosdeep Kular is said to have been detained "We strongly believe this to be the body of Mikaeel.
"A person has been detained in connection with the recovery of the body and members of Mikaeel's family have been informed of the recovery."
The boy was reported missing from his home in Edinburgh on Thursday morning.
Hundreds of police officers from across the UK joined the search for Mikaeel and lines of volunteers swept the local area, searching for clues about his disappearance.
Police were told that Mikaeel had not been seen since his mother put him to bed on Wednesday night.
There was shock when ACC Malcolm Graham announced a body had been found On Friday evening ACC Graham revealed the boy had not attended nursery since before Christmas and said there were "grave concerns" for his safety.
Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt in Edinburgh said: "We know that according to the police, a person was detained last night.
"The police haven't named that person detained, but we understand from our sources that it's Mikaeel's mother Rosdeep, known as Rosie.
"Under Scottish law, she can be detained initially for 12 hours during questioning and then on the say so of a senior officer can be held for another 12 hours.
Hundreds of people volunteered to help with the search for Mikaeel "At the end of that period police must decide whether to release her, charge her or formally arrest her."
Police analyst Graham Wettone told Sky News: "(His mother) will be questioned as police try to establish what has taken place."
Police Scotland officers have sealed off a road and been carrying out searches at a property in Kirkcaldy, Fife, where Rosdeep Kular used to live.
The force has not disclosed exactly where in Fife the discovery of the body was made.
The body is being left in situ for forensic and scenes-of-crime officers to carry out investigations.
Denise Fergus, the mother of James Bulger, the two-year-old who was murdered in Liverpool in 1993, tweeted her condolences.
She said on Twitter: "My heart is aching for that poor boy Mikaeel Kular brings it all back so sad."
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