The PSNI have released a statement saying they were yesterday made aware that a body recovered in Spain is believed to be that of missing man John George.

A body, believed to be missing Belfast man John George, has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante. He was last in touch with his loved ones on 14 December and was reported missing four days later after he failed to board his flight home.

The family of missing Belfast man John Hardy, also known as John George, say his body has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old had been holidaying in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14. The father of two was reported missing four days later after he failed to board his flight home to Northern Ireland.

A body has been found in Spain twenty four days after a West Belfast man was first reported missing. John George, also known as John Hardy, from the Twinbrook area, was reported missing after he missed his flight home from Alicante on December 18.

The family of missing Belfast man John Hardy, also known as John George, have said his body has been found in Spain. Spanish police said a 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police said they were "conducting the necessary steps" to identify a body, found on Tuesday.

A “decomposing” body thought to be that of missing Belfast man John George, also known by the surname Hardy, has been found on the Costa Blanca and Spanish police have made an arrest

John George, also known as John Hardy, was reported missing on December 18 after failing to catch a flight home from Spain where he had gone to visit friends three weeks earlier