An inquest has opened into the death of a man found in woodland who was reported missing from a Suffolk village.

Donovan Anthony Dinnie-Weall, 46, of Pettaugh, near Debenham, was reported missing to police by his partner on May 3, 2024, after he failed to return home.  

When police conducted a search of the area nearby he was found in the woodland and pronounced dead at just before 10pm.

Coroner Darren Stewart OBE opened the inquest at Ipswich Coroner’s Court on Friday. 

Further reviews are to be carried out and the inquest is booked for November 12, 2024.