Andy Reed, 62, was last seen in the Staverton area of Gloucestershire on 25 April and reported missing on 28 April — his body was later discovered in a ditch off Old Gloucester Road as police appeal for dashcam footage and information
Police investigating the death of a man who had gone missing from the Cheltenham area are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
Officers found 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 taken place, and the deceased is believed to be 62 year old Andy Reed, who had been reported missing from the Staverton area on Tuesday 28 April. He was last spotted at around 10pm on Saturday 25 April.
Following the results of a post-mortem examination, which uncovered a number of unexplained injuries, detectives are now treating the death as unexplained while further enquiries remain ongoing.
Andy’s family has been notified and are currently being supported by specially trained officers reports Gloucestershire Live.
Forensic, CCTV and house-to-house enquiries have already been carried out, and today (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 and we are doing all we can to establish the full circumstances around Andy’s death.
“I am appealing to anyone with any information which 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 reading this appeal who was driving along Old Gloucester Road between Saturday 25 April and Sunday 3 May who has access to dashcam footage to kindly review their footage for Andy and the outstanding bike.
“The bike has a bright blue/turquoise frame, a white saddle and metal rack above the rear tyre and is similar to the one pictured below. I would also like to appeal to the wider community of Staverton and surrounding area 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 a slim build, with stubble facial hair and short dark brown hair which was thinning on the top. He was wearing a blue body warmer over a khaki green jumper, brown cords and he was carrying a black rucksack.”
Details can be provided online using the form below and referencing incident 237 of 3 May: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
Were you aware that you can share information anonymously via the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers? Further details are available here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
