Child killer Rosdeep Adekoya was removed from a house in Glasgow by police after a mob of protesters gathered outside, shouting abuse. Adekoya, 41, served six years of an 11-year sentence for killing her three-year-old son Mikaeel Kular in 2014. She was led from the property in the Greenfield area on Monday night, July 6, 2026, as locals heckled her, with one yelling 'you f***ing monster' and another shouting 'child killer'.
Details of the incident
Footage shows Adekoya being escorted out of the house by uniformed police officers, accompanied by two unidentified women. She was placed into the back of a police car, which then sped away. A local source told the Record that Adekoya had been living in the area for several months but was rarely seen in public. 'Some locals knew she was here but once the wider community found out about this it was just a matter of time before something like this happened,' the source said. 'There are loads of kids living in this street and there is a swing park right next to where she was living so people just weren't going to tolerate her living here.'
Background of the crime
Adekoya admitted culpable homicide of Mikaeel, who died from blunt force trauma to the abdomen after she inflicted more than 40 wounds over three days in January 2014. She then hid his body in a suitcase and dumped it near her former home in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The Crown dropped a murder charge, accepting she had no intention to kill. She was sentenced to 11 years but released from Cornton Vale in April 2021 after serving six.
Legal challenges and aftermath
After her release, Adekoya failed in a court bid to win lifelong anonymity, similar to that granted to the killers of James Bulger. She raised a petition at the Court of Session, arguing her safety was at risk, but could not provide evidence of threats. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 9.55pm on Monday, 6 July, 2026, we received a report of a crowd having gathered outside a property in Glasgow. Officers attended and engaged with the crowd who later dispersed. No arrests were made.'
