Body found in search for missing man

Thomas Roche had five children and his family said he had had a head injury days before he went missing

A body has been found as police search for a man who has been missing for more than three months.

Thomas Roche was last seen at 12:30 BST on 6 October when the then 26-year-old left his flat in Chester Close, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, for a cigarette.

Thames Valley Police believe the body, found in the Tattenhoe area of Milton Keynes, is the missing man, although formal identification is yet to take place.

Police added the death was being treated as unexplained but not suspicious

In January, nine teams of volunteers searched woodland and villages in the hope of finding Mr Roche

Earlier this month nine teams of volunteers braved the snow to help search nearby villages and woodland.

Aerial searches have also been taking place in January, carried out by the charity Civil Air Support.

His family had said it was out of character for the father-of-five to go missing and he had suffered a head injury three days before he disappeared.

Police said Mr Roche's next-of-kin were being supported by officers.