The mother of west Belfast man John George said her son became addicted to drugs after he went to prison as a teenager which led him into more criminality. The 37-year-old father, who was on holiday in Spain,

The family of missing Belfast man John George say they are ‘distressed and relieved’ after a body was found in Spain. A statement from KRW Law said Mr George’s father contacted them shortly after 5pm to say that Spanish police believe they have found his son’s remains.

Police in Spain have been given another 72 hours to question a 32-year-old man who was arrested earlier this week

John George went missing in Spain on 21 December, and his body was discovered in remote farmland earlier this week.

Discovery of body on Tuesday afternoon ends weeks of searching in Spain for missing Belfast man feared lured to his death on the Costa Blanca