The mystery of the man found at Dovestone reservoir has finally been solved, an inquest has heard.

The body was found at the Saddleworth beauty spot on December 12, 2015.

But GMP have been unable to confirm the identity of the elderly man ... until now.

Today, at a short hearing at Heywood coroner's court, he was identified as David Lytton, 67.

In a statement, coroner Simon Nelson read out a statement from Det Sgt John Coleman of GMP, who had been investigating the case.

It confirmed that officers had checked passenger records from a flight from Lahore in Pakistan which tallied with Mr Lytton's details. They had also checked airport and train station CCTV to confirm Mr Lytton's movements.

The family of Mr Lytton had been informed and officers were able to compare DNA from the mystery body with that of a relative to confirm a match.

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Detectives who have spent almost a year trying to identify the man found dead on a track above Dovestone reservoir, in Saddleworth.

Smartly dressed and lying prone close to the Indian’s Head Summit, he had nothing on him except three train tickets and £130 in cash.

An empty medicine bottle, emblazoned with Arabic writing, was also found nearby.

Officers broadened their search to Pakistan with police appealing to surgical staff there to offer help as Mr Lytton had undergone an unusual surgical procedure involving a device only used in a handful of hospitals in that country.