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.
An online fundraising page has been set up for the family of missing Kayleigh Haywood.
The 15-year-old disappeared on Friday when she was dropped off near Ibstock Community College.
A target of £1000 has been set up by Odessa Bircher from Ibstock.
On the page she said:
Leicestershire Police are now treating her disappearance as murder and last night a body was found in the search for the missing teenager, but formal identification is yet to take place.
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