EXCLUSIVE: Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler ‘assisting police with investigation’ after being arrested on suspicion of ‘neglect of children and possession of firearms with intent to cause fear of violence’
- Kieran Hayler was ‘arrested yesterday’ and is assisting police in their investigation
- The personal trainer does not appear to have been formally charged at this time
Katie Price’s ex-husband, Kieran Hayler, is “assisting police in their investigation” after she was “arrested on suspicion of child neglect and possession of a firearm,” it has emerged.
The former stripper and personal trainer, 36, has been taken into custody by Sussex Police for questioning. The mirror reported.
Kieran has not been charged with any crime, police told MailOnline.
A source close to him – who did not comment on the nature of the allegations – also confirmed that he is “assisting police in their investigation.”
The arrest is said to have taken place at his home in West Sussex. Neighbors told The sun that police swarmed the premises over allegations that he had used the weapon with “intent to instill fear of violence.”
Katie Price’s former husband Kieran Hayler (pictured) has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and possession of a firearm, the allegation reports
Kieran does not appear to have been formally charged at this time. But a source close to him confirmed to MailOnline that he is “assisting the police with their investigation.” He is pictured with Katie in 2017
Local residents claimed that Kieran was arrested around 4pm yesterday in a “very dramatic” scene.
“A police van and car suddenly pulled into their home’s driveway,” a neighbor recalled, adding that they later learned the “pretty scary” incident involved a gun.
In a statement to The Sun, Sussex Police said: ‘A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to incite fear of violence.
He’s been taken in for questioning.
“We will not comment further.”
Hayler and Katie, 44, were married for eight years after getting married in 2013. The couple, who divorced in 2021, had tied the knot after just six weeks of dating.
They allegedly had a messy divorce that took about three years to finalize.
Representatives for Katie and Kieran have been contacted for comment.
