A MAN with mental health problems who disappeared from an Oxford hospital on Christmas Eve is still missing.

Police said Leigh Cooper, 26, could be unpredictable and volatile and should not be approached.

He was a patient at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford.

Mr Cooper, who is from Oxford and expected to be in the area, claims to have recently become a Muslim and police believe he could be attracted to mosques and other Islamic institutions.

He is about 5ft 10in tall, with ginger hair and a beard.

Mr Cooper is a sectioned patient under the Mental Health Act and officers have warned he should not be approached.

Anyone with information should contact police on 08458 505505.