Katie Price’s former boyfriend Kieran Hayler was taken into custody on suspicion of child neglect and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Hayler, 36, shares two children with Price, 44, nine-year-old Jett and eight-year-old Bunny.
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Police arrived at the personal trainer’s West Sussex home at around 4 pm on Friday. He lives there with his partner Michelle Penticost, 41, their one-year-old child, and Michelle’s twelve-year-old son.
“A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and child neglect. He has been taken into custody for questioning,” said Sussex police, reported The Mirror.
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However, they declined to comment further.
The former glamour model has remained silent on social media since Kieran was taken into custody on Friday.
According to a DailyMail report, Hayler does not appear to have formally been charged this time but he is assisting police with the inquiries.
Katie and Kieran confirmed their divorce in June 2022 after a whirlwind romance. The couple started dating in 2012 and married in the Bahamas in January 2013. The two called off their marriage five years later. Everything came crashing down when it was disclosed that Hayler had affairs with Price’s friends Chrissy Thomas and Jane Pountney. Hayler received therapy for sex addiction and the couple tried to work on their relationship.
After learning that Hayler had another affair with the children’s nanny, she filed for divorce.
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Katie also has a son Harvey with Dwight Yorke. She also has a son Junior and an eldest daughter Princess with her ex-husband Peter Andre.
She was taken to court for breaching a restraining order by sending Kieran texts about his new fiancée.
