Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Police confirm body found during search is missing north-east man Graeme Leslie

Graeme Leslie
Graeme Leslie

Police have confirmed a body found during a major search operation is that of missing north-east man Graeme Leslie.

Mr Leslie, 62, was reported missing from his home in St Cyrus last week after last being spotted in the Dundee area on July 14.

An extensive search was launched across the north-east and areas of Tayside, with officers urging residents to check sheds, garages or other outbuildings for signs of activity.

On Saturday, police cordoned off a wooded area of St Cyrus following the discovery of the body.

Officers were seen carrying out a forensic investigation at a stretch of ground behind public toilets in the village.

Following formal identification, police later confirmed the body is that of Mr Leslie.

Inspector Megan Heathershaw said the thoughts of officers are “with Mr Leslie’s family and friend’s at this very sad time.”

She added: “Following our appeals for information, numerous members of the public got in touch to assist with information.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank these people for their help.”

Mr Leslie, an ex-serviceman, is understood to have last spoken with his family on July 14.

He was later spotted at his Scotstoun Place home on July 17 but despite several subsequent reported sightings, police were unable to make contact with him.

Mr Leslie had been suffering from facial injuries sustained shortly before his disappearance and had been due to appear at Forfar Sheriff Court in relation to another matter.

He and his wife, Margaret Ann, received local notoriety after both were arrested just hours after tying the knot in Montrose last September following an incident at an off-licence.

Police are not currently treating Mr Leslie’s death as suspicious but no further information surrounding the circumstances are available at this time.

A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.