Police investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood say it has now become a murder investigation.
Kayleigh Haywood, from Measham, was last seen at 6pm on Friday 13th November when she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College, in Central Avenue.
Kayleigh’s mum and dad, Stephanie Haywood and Martin Whitby, described her as a bubbly, loving, caring girl who loves her family.
Police have been given more time to question two men being held in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood.
The teenager, from Measham in Leicestershire, was last seen on Friday and spoke to her parents on Saturday morning.
Her phone was found near to Sense Valley Forest Park in Ibstock, where detailed searches have been taking place.
The two men, aged 27 and 28-years-old, were arrested in Coalville & Ibstock in the early hours of Monday morning.
Magistrates have granted detectives a further 36 hours to hold and question them.
The family of Kayleigh Haywood have thanked the local communities in Leicestershire for their overwhelming support.
Police have removed a body from undergrowth in a Leicestershire park which is believed to be that of missing teenager Kayleigh Haywood.
Kayleigh Haywood was in Year 11 at Ashby School and studying for her GCSEs before her murder. Its head teacher described her as a