Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall confirmed the sad death of her missing brother Chris last night, having earlier appealed for information as to his whereabouts.

Cattrall had tweeted a poster of her 55-year-old brother after he had gone missing from his home in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada last Tuesday, later taking to Instagram to share more details:

 

MISSING! This is my brother Christopher Cattrall or Chris as we call him. He has been missing since Tuesday, January the 30th from his home in Lacombe, Alberta Canada. His keys, cell phone,& wallet left on the table and his front door unlocked. This is not like Chris. He he would never leave his unlocked home without those items nor his 7 beloved dogs. Chris is 55 years old, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, blue eyes, short brown hair, goatee, average build & usually wearing a waist length hooded winter coat with black gloves, blue jeans and calf high black winter boots. If you’ve seen Chris contact Blackfalds RCMP at 403 885 3300 He’s a one of a kind brother. Help us bring him home safe. Please spread the world. Many thanks for reading this. Kim #centralalberta #blackfalds #reddeeralberta

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She later took to Twitter to announce that he had sadly died, requesting privacy for her family and thanking fans for their support. 

 

No further information is available at this time.