A lawyer representing the family of a man who was allegedly killed in Benidorm has issued an update after the victim was formally identified.

John George, also known as John Hardy, from Belfast, was reported missing on December 18 after he failed to return home after traveling to Alicante on Spain's Costa Blanca. He had not been in contact with his family since December 14 when he was driving from Alicante to Benidorm.

Following weeks of searching involving teams from Northern Ireland and more than 50 friends and family, Spanish police notified them that John's body had been found in Torrevieja about 45 minutes south of Alicante on Tuesday.