Police have confirmed that the body of a man found near a railway line in Suffolk is that of missing 42-year-old Simon Adams. Mr Adams, from Wenhaston, near Halesworth, was reported missing on August 31.

Police have confirmed that the body of a man found near a railway line in Suffolk is that of missing 42-year-old Simon Adams.

Mr Adams, from Wenhaston, near Halesworth, was reported missing on August 31.

Police were contacted just after 5pm last Thursday by a member of the public reporting a body near a railway line in Bramfield.

Formal identification was carried out yesterday afternoon.

The death has been referred to the coroner and a post mortem examination will take place today.

Police say at this stage there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.