Body found in Colombia believed to be missing Briton Anton Green

Mixed · 2The family of Anton Green, a 43-year-old from Whalley Range, Manchester, have been told that a body found in Colombia is believed to be his. 1 2 Mixed · 2Green had lived in Colombia for about two and a half years and stopped responding to messages in August; the Mirror says nothing had been heard from Green since 6 August. 1 2 Centre · 1The BBC understands police broke the news to the family in the early hours of Thursday 8 October, just hours after the family had renewed their appeal for help finding Green. 1

Mixed · 2The family said they were devastated and "trying to come to terms with what's happened". 1 2 Centre · 1A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesman confirmed that the body of a British man had been found in Colombia and said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Colombia and are providing support to their family." 1 Centre · 1The relatives are waiting for more information from the Attorney General's Office in Bogota, so the identification is described as a belief rather than a confirmed fact. 1

Centre · 1Green's mother, Nylva McKie-Williams, said his last words to her in August were "we will speak at the weekend" and that it was "so unlike him not to be in contact with us". 1 Right · 1According to the Express, Green's mother reported him missing to Greater Manchester Police on 10 August and alerted the British embassy, and said she had felt her son had been "forgotten" and that the family had received little support before the latest development. 3 Right · 1The Express reports that she said efforts in Colombia were slow to begin, until a man living in the country took up the family's appeal and contacted the Attorney General's Office, which she said helped prompt movement in the case; she also said she grew more worried after an earthquake struck another part of Colombia days after their last call. 3

Centre · 1Green's sister Sian Tuohey described a "happy, decent guy" who settled in Colombia while travelling and spoke fluent Spanish. Not long before contact was lost, Green had moved to the Fontibon area of Bogota. 1 Centre · 1Footballer Marcus Rashford backed the appeal last month, calling Green a "family friend"; Green's brother Ro-Shaun Williams was in the Manchester United youth team with Rashford. 1