Cruel internet trolls have sent missing man Chris May's family Facebook messaged telling them he is dead.

Mr May's mum Lorraine, and sisters Charlene, Gemma and Kelly, have been sent ten hateful messages.

This is adding to their agony as police investigate an anonymous letter claiming that Chris has been killed.

Lorraine May, of Parsonage Street, Halstead, said: "We are trying to come to terms with what has been said in the letter."

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