Teenage girl arrested following the murder of a schoolgirl (6) on the Scottish island

A teenager was arrested because he was suspected of murder for six years. old Alesha MacPhail on the island of Bute.

The schoolgirl stayed with relatives on the island when she was missing in the early hours of Monday. His body was found in the woods near his grandmother's house in Rothesay a few hours later.

Scottish police said late Wednesday that a teenager had been arrested, but reiterated a call for information while the police were continuing their investigation.

Superintendent Stuart Houston said, "The response to our previous public calls has been significant." However, despite the major development tonight, I appeal to everyone in the Ardbeg Road area in Bute. Sunday night or in the early hours of Monday and who may have information on the death of Alesha to contact us.

"Anyone who has CCTV at home or in business, or even motorists with dashcam videos that might help our investigation,

Alesha, a pupil of Chapelside Elementary School. Airdrie, in North Lanarkshire, took a three-week break on the island when she was found.A post-mortem examination confirmed that the "smiley, happy girl" had been murdered

On Wednesday, he There was an increased police activity on the property on Ardbeg Road where Alesha had

More than a dozen policemen entered the garden with long sticks to search the lands and bushes

A salvage truck arrived in the afternoon and removed a black Dacia car from the back of the house.A Police Scotland spokeswoman had already confirmed that a number of articles, including a vehicle, had been recovered as part of the

The first vehicle was reportedly removed by agents on Monday or Tuesday.

They were warned to be vigilant about the safety of their children and the safety of their homes as investigations continue.

Reverend Owain Jones said, "We are absolutely stunned, we have no word to say and it is above all words power

" We are all really sitting in a kind of shared and stunned silence trying to support each other. "

" Bute is one of those incredibly safe places, you take all kinds of things for Granted here and do not panic if you forget to lock the house or anything.

"This is not a distant island in the clbadical sense – it's only 90 minutes to Glasgow – but even though it's an island and we all know each other at least by sight, and it is an extremely safe place and there is no context for it. "

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