The schoolgirl was found dead in woodland just hours after vanishing from her grandparent’s home in Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute in Scotland on Monday.
The teen was arrested this evening after a huge police appeal for information.
Police Scotland refused to give his exact age, saying only that he was under 18, but The Sun Online understands he is 16.
The force hailed the arrest as a ‘major development’ in the murder investigation they launched last night.
Alesha was reported missing from the house in Port Bannatyne, where she was staying with her grandparents and dad, Rab MacPhail, 25.
Her body was found by a member of the public less than three hours later around a mile away in woodland on the site of a former hotelThe schoolgirl was found dead in woodland just hours after vanishing from her grandparent’s home in Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute in Scotland on Monday.
The teen was arrested this evening after a huge police appeal for information.
Police Scotland refused to give his exact age, saying only that he was under 18, but The Sun Online understands he is 16.
The force hailed the arrest as a ‘major development’ in the murder investigation they launched last night.
Alesha was reported missing from the house in Port Bannatyne, where she was staying with her grandparents and dad, Rab MacPhail, 25.
Her body was found by a member of the public less than three hours later around a mile away in woodland on the site of a former hotel
Alesha’s mum Georgina Lochrane, 23, was on the mainland at the time.
She broke down as she placed a picture of her daughter at a makeshift shrine on the garden wall of her grandparents’ house yesterday
Det Supt Stuart Houston said: “The response to our earlier public appeals has been significant.
“However, despite this evening’s major development, I am still appealing for anyone who was in the Ardbeg Road area of Bute on Sunday night or in the early hours of Monday and who may have information about Alesha’s death to contact us.
“Anyone who has CCTV at their home or business, or indeed any motorists with dashcam footage which might help with our investigation are also urged to get in touch.”
Speaking yesterday, Det Supt Houston, who is the senior investigating officer, said: “Alesha’s family is utterly devastated and we are continuing to provide them with the support they require at this incredibly distressing time.
“Alesha had lots of friends who will no doubt find it very difficult to comprehend why they will never see their friend again.
“Like any other six-year-old, Alesha was looking forward to enjoying her holidays from primary school and was only a few days into a three week summer break visiting relatives on the island.
“For such a young girl to have her life taken away is incomprehensible.”
ডেট সাপোর্ট স্টুয়ার্ট হিউস্টন বলেন: "আমাদের আগের জন আপিলের প্রতিক্রিয়াটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ছিল।
"তবে, সন্ধ্যার এই বিকাশের সত্ত্বেও, রবিবার রাতে বা বুধের অর্দবিগ রোড এলাকার সকালের সন্ধ্যায় এবং যারা আমাদের সাথে যোগাযোগের জন্য আলেশার মৃত্যুর তথ্য জানতে পারে তাদের জন্য এখনও আমি আবেদন করছি।
"যে কেউ যে তার বাড়িতে বা ব্যবসায়ের সিসিটিভি আছে, বা প্রকৃতপক্ষে ড্যাশকম ফুটেজের সাথে কোনও গাড়িচালক যা আমাদের তদন্তে সাহায্য করতে পারে তাও স্পর্শ করতেও আহ্বান জানানো হয়"।
গতকাল শনিবার বক্তব্য রাখেন হিউস্টন, ডিট সুপার হিউস্টন, যিনি সিনিয়র তদন্তকারী কর্মকর্তা, তিনি বলেন: "আলেশার পরিবার একেবারে বিধ্বংসী এবং আমরা তাদের এই অবিশ্বাস্য সময় কাটানোর সময় তাদের সমর্থন প্রদানের জন্য অব্যাহত রয়েছি।
"আলেশার অনেক বন্ধু আছে যারা সন্দেহ পোষণ করতে পারছেন না যে তারা তাদের বন্ধুকে আর দেখতে পাবে না কেন।
"অন্য ছয় বছর বয়সের মতোই, আলিশা প্রাথমিক স্কুলে তার ছুটির দিন উপভোগ করার অপেক্ষায় ছিলেন এবং দ্বীপে তিন সপ্তাহের গ্রীষ্মকালীন বিরতির আগত আত্মীয়দের মধ্যে মাত্র কয়েক দিন ছিল।
"এমন একটি যুবতী মেয়েকে তার জীবনের জন্য নিয়ে যাওয়া অসম্ভব।"
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