I think people are overthinking police saying charged in connection with, it is a phrase police scotland use and it just means they are actually charged with the crime. If you google charged in connection with you get thousands of results for crimes like drunk driving etc.
If the teenager was known to the family I wonder did they have an idea it was him when she went missing or were they totally blindsided when he was arrested?
If the teenager was known to the family I wonder did they have an idea it was him when she went missing or were they totally blindsided when he was arrested?