Two cars thought to be linked to the attempted murder of a man in Edinburgh have been found torched.
24.12.2022 - 00:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scottish family's prized puppy has been found three days after disappearing while on holiday in Northern Ireland, to the joy of thousands who have been following her search.
Little spaniel Coco, 11 months, bolted from Cave Hill near Belfast after being spooked by a larger approaching dog on December 20. Belfast Live reports that extensive searches were carried out this week in a bid to find her before her owners, the Johnston's from Aberdeen, were due to return home on a ferry on December 23.
However, the family was forced to board their ferry on Friday save for mum Mel, 42, who stayed back to carry out one last search in order to get their missing family member back. Not long after they boarded the boat, she got a call from someone who said they had seen a dog matching Coco's description and tied her up in his garden.
The pup has been reunited with its family after Mel's husband and kids Nadie, 11, Allie, eight, and seven-year-old Robyn disembarked from the ferry and leapt back into the car. Mel said she couldn't thank locals enough for all of their help.
She recalled: "We couldn't leave Coco here, and the girls agreed that they would face me staying in Belfast to keep searching while they went home with their dad. It was a very tearful farewell but we had do it - one of the family was missing and we needed to get her back.
"Aidan and the girls went on ahead and not long after they got on the ferry I got a phone call from a lovely gentleman asking me if I was missing a wee dog. He said he was sadly on his way to a funeral but a small brown dog had turned up in his garden which he had secured as best as he could.
"He said the wee dog had a green harness on and I felt it had to be her."
Mel rushed over to the man's house
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