A man found dead in a field near Abingdon has been formally identified.

The body of Kevin Morrison, 38, of Starwort Path, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, was discovered off Mill Road in Marcham on Tuesday.

The death is being treated as unexplained, but Thames Valley Police said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.

An inquest into Mr Morrison's death was opened and adjourned yesterday.

Mr Morrison was reported missing from home following a friend's funeral on March 20 and contacted his girlfriend by telephone three weeks later, about a week before his death.