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Gemma Ryder

Body of woman found in car in search for missing Fife woman Leeanne Rutherford

The body of a woman has been found in a car in the search for missing Leeanne Rutherford who disappeared from Fife four days ago.

Formal identification is yet to take but the 47-year-old's family have been informed of the discovery, police say.

A woman's body was found in a car in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Drive area near Aberfoyle around 2.30pm on Monday, February 20.

Leeanne was reported missing from Glenrothes on Thursday, February 16.

She was last seen seen in the Collydean area at 10.50am. Officers said her disappearance was "out of character".

On Saturday police released CCTV images of her car believing she had been driving the vehicle.

A Police Scotland statement said: "The body of a woman was found in a car in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Drive area near Aberfoyle around 2.30pm on Monday, 20 February, 2023.

"Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of Leeanne Rutherford, reported missing from Glenrothes, have been informed. There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal."

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