A DESPERATE appeal has been made by the brother of a Scots man missing in Germany.

Stuart Hicks shared to Facebook that his brother Gareth, 31, had gone missing during a night out in Munich, on Saturday.

3 Gareth uploaded this at 2.52am to his Facebook page on Sunday. He has not been seen since.

It is understood Gareth had recently moved to the European city from Forfar, Angus.

Sharing a photo Gareth uploaded of himself to his Facebook page on Saturday night, Stuart wrote: "If anyone has seen my brother or knows of his where about a please message me, please send far and wide.

3 Gareth wasn't appearing to be wearing his glasses on the night he went missing

"Last seen Saturday night in Munich, this is the last photo taken of Gareth Hicks."

3 It is believed Gareth was last seen at Blitz nightclub in Munich, Germany, before going missing in the early hours of Sunday morning

The post had been shared 197 times in a bid to find Gareth, who is understood to have spent the evening at Blitz nightclub before disappearing.

Another relative called Ali Hicks posted: "MISSING PERSON

"DO YOU KNOW WHERE GARY HICKS IS?

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"HE WAS SEEN LAST IN MUNICH

"HE HAS BROWN HAIR AND IS 1.87 BIG WITH MEDIUM BODY CONSTRUCTION"

The plea asked anyone with information to call (+ 44) 07599298748.

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