Lucas Opanuga who had been reported missing from Enfield on Tuesday, 22 February.

On Wednesday, 2 March, officers searching an area of woodland in Waltham Abbey found the body of a man.

Formal identification awaits but Lucas’s family have been updated with this development. They are being supported by specially trained officers.

Enquiries into the circumstances remain ongoing.

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