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Crowd Forces Removal of Child Killer From Glasgow Home

Her removal by police after neighbours gathered in protest raises fresh questions about how released offenders are rehoused.

Overview

  • Police Scotland said officers attended the address, engaged with the crowd and that the gathering dispersed with no arrests after protesters gathered on Monday, July 6.
  • Video and eyewitnesses show Rosdeep Adekoya being escorted into a police vehicle while neighbours heckled her and shouted insults as she left the Greenfield area.
  • Adekoya admitted culpable homicide for the 2014 death of her three-year-old son Mikaeel Kular, was sentenced to 11 years and was released from Cornton Vale in April 2021 after serving about six years.
  • She previously lost a bid at the Court of Session for lifelong anonymity, and local reporting and online posts helped identify her location before the July 6 protest.
  • It remains unclear whether authorities have rehoused Adekoya or will return her to the property and the incident has heightened local safety concerns that could prompt review of post-release placement and supervision.