No third-party connection in death of teen Cole Cooper

POLICE have said there is “no evidence of third-party involvement” in the death of a teenager who vanished for four weeks.

- By Sarah Ward

Cole Cooper, 19, was last seen by his family on May 2 or 3, and was reported missing by them on May 9.

He was seen on CCTV on Sunday May 4 in Longcroft, Falkirk, at 6am, and was reported to have been seen by a witness on May 7, asking for a lift.

On June 6, his body was found in a wooded area of Banknock, Falkirk, with police treating his death as “unexplained”.

His mother, Wendy Stewart, 42, told Sky News she believed there was “third-party involvement” in her son’s death, but added it may have been unintentional.

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