The police confirmed today that the badly decomposed body found yesterday in a valley between Luqa and Qormi belongs to Francis Cauchi, 54, who had been missing for more than a month.
The grim discovery was made yesterday at around 4pm.
According to news reports, police found a key belonging to Mr Cauchi, who is from Cospicua, on the body. The body was also wearing clothes of the same colour that Mr Cauchi was wearing at the time he went missing.
An autopsy carried out this morning confirmed the identity. No signs of violence were found on the body, the police said. Investigations are ongoing.