POLICE have found the body of a man who went missing at the end of last month.

Jamie Hereford, 34, was last seen in the early hours of Sunday, January 28, in Chepstow.

A body was found in a river near Berkeley, Gloucestershire, on Thursday 22 February.

Gwent Police say formal identification has taken place and the man has been identified as Jamie Hereford, from Chepstow.

His next of kin have been informed.

A statement from Gwent Police, issued February 23, read: "A body of a man was found in a river near Berkeley, Gloucestershire on Thursday 22 February.

"Formal identification has taken place and the man was identified as Jamie Hereford, from Chepstow, who was reported as missing to Gwent Police.

"His next of kin have been informed."