THE body of a Redditch man who went missing before Christmas has been found in a bin cupboard in a block of flats.

Stuart Caswell was last seen when he left a friend’s house in the Church Hill area of the town at about 5pm on Saturday, December 21, saying he was going to a shop. But he did not return and was reported missing on Christmas Eve.

The 34-year-old’s body was found in a communal area of a block of flats in Fownhope Close, Winyates, at about 7.30pm on New Year’s Eve.

His death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem will take place on Monday, January 6.

His next of kin have been informed along with the Worcestershire coroner and an inquest will be opened shortly.

Police are appealing for information from anyone who saw him from Saturday, December 21 and Tuesday, December 31 to call 101 quoting incident 440-s-241213.