Russell Lowbridge was only four years old when his grandfather, Alfred Swinscoe, went missing in early 1967 after drinking at the Pinxton Miners Arms in Derbyshire. He vanished in unusual and mysterious circumstances, leaving his family wondering what happened to him.
It was not until now, 56 years on from Alfred's disappearance, that his body was finally found. The identity of the human remains discovered in a "grave" in Coxmoor Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, on Wednesday, April 26, was finally confirmed when grandson Mr Lowbridge contacted the police following the launching of a murder investigation and a media appeal for information.
But it was for a number of reasons Mr Lowbridge called the police about the unidentified body. He read out a heartfelt statement on behalf of Mr Swincoe's family - including the ones who "are no longer with us and never got to hear the news that you have heard today".
