Mystery as Brit vanishes in Brazil as pregnant girlfriend receives chilling messages and dad says ‘I fear he’s dead’

A BRIT who has been missing in Brazil for almost a month is feared to be dead after his girlfriend received chilling texts. Matthew Hemsley, 35, is thought to have been murdered by a gang but a motive is unknown and his body has not been found.  Family HandoutMatthew Hemsley is feared dead after vanishing in Brazil[/caption] Family HandoutThe 35-year-old disappeared more than a month ago[/caption] And it is thought Brazilian police have given up the search amid a lack of new clues or evidence.  Dad Mike, 71, told The Sun: “I’m struggling. Most of us are struggling. I get very emotional thinking about it. It’s something you see on the news but it’s different when it happens to you. “We hope that his body is found to get some closure. “I spoke with him two to three times a week through Whatsapp. Read more world news HORROR DEATHS Haunting details of mum burned alive with her 3 kids on the school run by ex SAVAGE DEATH Man murdered albino brother to sell his body parts as good luck charms “A lot of people speak with their dad’s about rubbish but he would speak about geopolitics, agriculture, farming – we had good conversations. He was a lot deeper as a person than most. “I have been down to my allotment and that’s difficult. I would speak to him when I was down there but now he doesn’t message me and I don’t message him.” Matthew disappeared in Candeias, in the state of Bahia, on May 28. He was last seen having dinner with a pal in a local bar before heading home and leaving a voicemail message for his friend. Most read in The Sun x-rated watch Michael Owen breaks his silence after Gemma's sexy heart rate challenge not lapping it up Love Island fans have same complaint after Gemma performs X-rated dance DEB TRAGEDY Deborah James dies of bowel cancer aged 40 after raising £6.7m in final days 'FREE THE BODY' Ulrika strips NAKED in most outrageous shoot yet in tribute to Kendall AT DEATH'S DOOR Emmerdale star Sally Dexter to leave soap as Faith is told she will die HEARTS RACING Love Island’s best ever heart rate challenge performances Mike said Matthew – who lived on a farm after moving to Brazil around seven years ago – was an adventurous man and would have known the risk. Mike added: “He wouldn’t have been naive to it. Unfortunately you can never be fully prepared. You take what precaution you can.” He said four days later, his pregnant girlfriend received haunting messages. Mike told the BBC: “She got messages saying ‘don’t you realise your husband’s been killed? “What are you doing about getting justice?'” It is unclear if or how Matthew died but Mike fears a gang has had him murdered. Read More on The Sun ON THE FENCE My neighbour painted their side of the fence without telling me & I’m fuming JEAN-IUS I'm mid-size & ALWAYS have to buy different sized jeans in Primark Police arrested a man for an unrelated crime who claims to have seen Matthew being killed, but this is yet to be verified.  Cops searched the area and discovered his passport on the farm.