Police investigating the death of a man who went missing from the Cheltenham area are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
Officers discovered the body of a man in a ditch alongside Old Gloucester Road in Staverton at approximately 1.20pm on Sunday, 3 May. Formal identification has since confirmed the deceased is 62-year-old Andy Reed, who had been reported missing from the Staverton area on Tuesday, 28 April. He was last seen at around 10pm on Saturday, 25 April.
Following a post-mortem examination that revealed a number of unexplained injuries, detectives are now treating the death as unexplained while further enquiries continue.
Andy's family has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers, according to Gloucestershire Live.
Forensic, CCTV, and house-to-house enquiries have already been carried out. On Sunday, 10 May, officers from the Specialist Operations team, Major Crime Investigation Team, and Criminal Investigation Department conducted further enquiries and searches across the Staverton area.
Detective Inspector Paula Hannaford from Gloucestershire Constabulary's Criminal Investigation Department, who is leading the investigation, said: "Our thoughts remain with Andy's family at this very difficult time. We are doing all we can to establish the full circumstances surrounding Andy's death.
"I am appealing to anyone with any information that might help us piece together what happened to Andy in the days he was missing to please get in touch with the police.
"I would like to hear from anyone who may have seen Andy walking or cycling along Old Gloucester Road in Staverton between 10pm on Saturday, 25 April, and 1.20pm on Sunday, 3 May.
"Andy may have been riding a blue woman's Dutch-style bike when he was last seen on Saturday, 25 April. However, the bike has not yet been located. I am particularly keen for anyone who was driving along Old Gloucester Road between Saturday, 25 April, and Sunday, 3 May, and who has dashcam footage to kindly review their footage for Andy and the outstanding bike.
"The bike has a bright blue or turquoise frame, a white saddle, and a metal rack above the rear tyre, similar to the one pictured. I would also like to appeal to the wider community of Staverton and surrounding areas to kindly review their doorbell and CCTV footage from that time period in case Andy has been captured.
"Andy was around 6ft tall and of slim build, with stubble facial hair and short dark brown hair that was thinning on top. He was wearing a blue body warmer over a khaki green jumper, brown cords, and carrying a black rucksack."
Details can be provided online via the Gloucestershire Police website, referencing incident 237 of 3 May. Alternatively, information can be shared anonymously through the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers.
