A 24-year-old musician has been charged with the homicide of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod, who disappeared from a bus cease in Devon.
Cody Ackland, who lives within the Southway space of Plymouth, will seem earlier than magistrates within the metropolis on Friday.
McLeod, who was described as wanting a lot youthful than her age, went lacking on Saturday night and her physique was discovered on Tuesday near Bovisand seashore, seven miles away.
Police stated on Friday: “A 24-year-old man has been charged with homicide in connection to the disappearance of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod.
“Cody Ackland from the Southway space of Plymouth, has been charged with homicide and remanded in police custody. He is because of seem at Plymouth magistrates courtroom on Friday 26 November.”
“The household of Bobbi-Anne have been knowledgeable of this replace and proceed to be supported by specialist officers.”
A whole lot of individuals attended a candlelit vigil on Thursday night near the bus cease the place McLeod was final seen.
{The teenager}’s mom, Donna McLeod, sobbed as she paid tribute to her daughter and thanked associates, household and the broader group for his or her assist.
Talking in public for the primary time, she stated: “Sadly, our stunning Bobbi-Anne has been taken from us, however she is going to by no means be forgotten. I’d like everybody to carry their candles up. That is for Bobbi-Anne”.
There adopted a second of silence as the group held up their candles in unison. The household group launched about 40 balloons into the sky.
On the vigil associates of McLeod expressed issues for the security of ladies and ladies. One, Ellie, 18, stated: “She was simply the nicest child I’ve ever met in my life, it’s the nicest ones who’re taken early, and it’s simply horrible. No person deserves to be handled like that. It hits dwelling so exhausting how susceptible you may be.”
Earlier the Devon and Cornwall assistant chief constable, Nikki Leaper, stated in a press release: “I can verify that presently there is no such thing as a identified hyperlink between the suspect and sufferer and I wish to reassure the general public that presently, we’re not in search of anybody else in relation to this matter.
“A big variety of inquiries and searches have been carried out in relation to the continuing homicide investigation in Plymouth. These inquiries stay ongoing throughout a lot of scenes in and across the metropolis.”
She additionally stated {that a} 26-year-old man who was additionally arrested on suspicion of homicide was launched from police custody having been eradicated from the inquiry.