Detectives are renewing their plea for information about the disappearance of Chris May, of Kelvedon, a month since he was last seen.

Chris, 28, of St Mary’s Road, was last seen on Monday, May 25, and his car was abandoned in Troy’s Chase, Fairstead at 11.30am that morning.

DCI Marina Ericson has appealed to members of the public to contact her team with any information they may have regarding his disappearance.

She said: "To date we have had a great response from the public to our appeals, which have been shared widely across social media.

"I am continuing to appeal to anyone who was in or around the Fairstead area on Monday, May 25, who may have seen someone or something suspicious to contact my team. Equally, anyone who walks that stretch of the Essex Way who may have any information should please get in touch.

"I also still need to trace the author of the letter delivered to Witham police station on June 1, which said that Chris had been killed.”

DCI Ericson continued: "Locally in Coggeshall and Kelvedon particularly most people are aware that Chris is missing. Posters have been put up by his friends and family and we have received good local media coverage to try and encourage as many people as possible to come forward with any information they have.

"I would like to be able to give Chris’s family the answers they so desperately need, as to why Chris remains missing after a month of investigation and searching. I urge anyone, who may still be holding information relating to Chris's disappearance, for whatever reason, to put yourself in his family’s shoes, and consider the effects his disappearance his having on them.

I hope this may persuade those people to have the confidence to come forward and tell us what they know."

Contact the major investigation team on 101 or by email scdappeals@essex.pnn.police.ukor alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.