A WELL-KNOWN man from Cirencester was found dead in a woodland a day before he was due to be sentenced for a drug supply offence.

The body of 44-year-old Jason Daniels was discovered by a member of the public in the woods behind Cirencester Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr Daniels, of Querns Road, Cirencester, was due to be sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine between April and September 2014.

Mr Daniels’ father, Michael Daniels, 66, of Lawrence Road, Cirencester, was also due to be sentenced for the same crime, as was Marvin Anderson, 33, of Jasmine Close, Gloucester. Both will now be sentenced at a later date.

Police were called to the woods at 12.40pm on Tuesday this week and Mr Daniels was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers do not believe there were any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

Mr Daniels’ next of kin have been informed and people have paid their respects on social media.

One tribute from a friend of Mr Daniels’ said: “Gone but not forgotten. My heart goes out to your family and friends.”

Another said: "Beautiful soul mostly misunderstood but massively missed by those who cherish him."