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| Ben Thompson: Body of missing rugby fan identified | Ben Thompson: Body of missing rugby fan identified |
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| Police have confirmed the body found in Cardiff's River Ely on Tuesday is that of missing rugby fan Ben Thompson. | |
| Mr Thompson, 34, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was found on Tuesday after being missing for more than a month. | Mr Thompson, 34, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was found on Tuesday after being missing for more than a month. |
| South Wales Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and an inquest will be held in due course. | South Wales Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and an inquest will be held in due course. |
| Mr Thompson's widow, Jo, said she could at last grieve for her "kind and loving" man. | Mr Thompson's widow, Jo, said she could at last grieve for her "kind and loving" man. |
| "Losing Ben has left us all devastated but finding him on Tuesday has answered many unanswered questions and given us the chance to say our goodbyes," she said. | "Losing Ben has left us all devastated but finding him on Tuesday has answered many unanswered questions and given us the chance to say our goodbyes," she said. |
| "Somehow we must now move on with our lives and ask to be allowed to grieve in peace for such a kind and loving man. | "Somehow we must now move on with our lives and ask to be allowed to grieve in peace for such a kind and loving man. |
| "We wish to thank Ben's friends and colleagues for their support and South Wales Police for their efforts in searching for Ben." | "We wish to thank Ben's friends and colleagues for their support and South Wales Police for their efforts in searching for Ben." |
| Wasteland | Wasteland |
| Mr Thompson had travelled to Cardiff with a friend for Wales' Six Nations match against Ireland on 2 February, staying near Cardiff airport, after winning tickets for a hospitality box in the Millennium Stadium. | Mr Thompson had travelled to Cardiff with a friend for Wales' Six Nations match against Ireland on 2 February, staying near Cardiff airport, after winning tickets for a hospitality box in the Millennium Stadium. |
| Afterwards he called his wife but police say there was no more activity on his mobile phone after that. | Afterwards he called his wife but police say there was no more activity on his mobile phone after that. |
| He was seen by friends in Mill Lane in the city centre at about 18:30 GMT and then the last known footage of him was captured on CCTV which showed him crossing Leckwith Road into Lawrenny Avenue, near Cardiff City stadium at 19:17 GMT. | He was seen by friends in Mill Lane in the city centre at about 18:30 GMT and then the last known footage of him was captured on CCTV which showed him crossing Leckwith Road into Lawrenny Avenue, near Cardiff City stadium at 19:17 GMT. |
| A few minutes later he was again spotted on camera walking down a lane at the end of that road towards wasteland. | A few minutes later he was again spotted on camera walking down a lane at the end of that road towards wasteland. |
| Up to 50 police had searched daily in the Leckwith area for him, as well along the River Ely in Cardiff Bay. | Up to 50 police had searched daily in the Leckwith area for him, as well along the River Ely in Cardiff Bay. |
| But earlier this month, they said the search for Mr Thompson had been scaled down. | But earlier this month, they said the search for Mr Thompson had been scaled down. |