Body Found in Search for Missing UK Diplomat

Police hunting for missing British diplomat Richard Morris have made a grim discovery. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary found a body in Alice Holt Forest, sources reveal.

Who Was Richard Morris?

Mr Morris, a father of three from Bentley, vanished on May 6. The former UK ambassador to Nepal served from 2015 to 2019. Just before he went missing, he was appointed British High Commissioner.

Investigation Update

Hampshire police say the death is not being treated as suspicious. Formal identification will happen later. Richard Morris’s family have been informed.

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