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.
A minister at the local baptist church in Ibstock, close to where Kayleigh Haywood went missing, says the local community has been stunned by the teenager's death.
Her body was discovered on farmland near Belton a few miles away from where she was last seen outside Ibstock Community College last week.
Junior Minister Danielle Leigh has been leading the tributes:
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