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Kayleigh Haywood: Jury finds second man guilty of false imprisonment

The jury in the trial of two men accused of falsely imprisoning a 15 year old girl from Leicestershire have found Luke Harlow guilty of false imprisonment.

Kayleigh Haywood's body was found dumped in a field near Ibstock last November.

Yesterday Stephen Beadman who's admitted raping & killing Kayleigh, was also found guilty of false imprisonment.

Today the jury at Nottingham crown court took just over 8 hours to reach the same verdict against Harlow.

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Kayleigh Haywood family statement: 'We are heartbroken and devastated'

Kayleigh Haywood Credit: Leicestershire Police

The parents of Kayleigh Haywood have today released the following statement after the jury gave a guilty verdict:

We are all heartbroken and devastated, our hearts have been torn apart. We ask ourselves every day, why? Why Kayleigh? Why did this happen to our beautiful daughter?

Today we have got justice for our beautiful daughter. But that doesn’t change anything for us. We have to live with this heartache forever.

The public have been and continue to be a great support and comfort to us, and we want to thank each and every one of you. Thank you.

– Kayleigh Haywood family statement

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