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, was last in touch with his family on 14 December.

The family of a west Belfast man feared murdered in Spain say they are returning home on Friday “broken” and expressed frustration over the investigation into his death. A body discovered near the town of Rojales in Alicante on Tuesday has been formally identified as that of 37-year-old John George.

Family of John George in a ‘living nightmare’ as body found in Spain - Police in Spain have been given another 72 hours to question a 32-year-old man they arrested earlier this week.

THESE are the first pictures of the remote spot where Belfast man John George’s body was dumped after he went missing during a holiday in Spain’s Costa Blanca

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

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.

The search for John George, a 37-year-old father-of-two from Belfast, has ended in tragedy with the discovery of his body in Spain. Known to his friends and family as John Hardy, George had been missing since December after failing to return from a trip to Algeciras,

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

A solicitor representing the family of John George has said that a murder investigation into his death could ‘extend beyond one person’ after the Belfast man’s body was discovered in Spain on Tuesday and a 32-year-old was arrested.