British Athletics coach Leon Baptiste is being held in a prison in Marrakech, Morocco, it has emerged. Mr Baptiste, 41, had not been heard from for approximately two months after visiting the country.
The Moroccan Ministry of Justice stated that Mr Baptiste "is currently being held at the local prison in Marrakech, where he is serving a custodial sentence following his conviction by the competent judicial authorities in connection with a misdemeanour case."
A UK Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed they are "supporting a British national who is detained in Morocco and are in contact with the authorities." Mr Baptiste, who coaches elite athletes and works as a Loughborough-based consultant for UK Athletics, is believed to have travelled to Morocco for a weekend with friends.