Police find body in search for missing 25-year-old Bradford man

Daryl Ames

25 June 2024 at 6:21 am·1-min read

Police have a found a body in their search for Joseph Weech who was reported missing in Bradford <i>(Image: West Yorkshire Police)</i> — Police have a found a body in their search for Joseph Weech who was reported missing in Bradford *(Image: West Yorkshire Police)*

POLICE have found a body in the search for a Bradford man who was reported missing at the weekend.

In their search for Joseph Weech, 25, from Bradford, police have a body in Manchester.

A spokesperson for the West Yorkshire Police said: "Police searching for missing man Joseph Weech in Bradford have found a body in Manchester.

"Although formal identification has not taken place, his family have been informed.

"Enquiries are ongoing but at this stage his death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner in due course."

Mr Weech was reported missing from the Bierley area of Bradford on Saturday.

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