From the Guardian · Australian Associated Press · · 1m 40s
Body found in remote stockyard near NSW border
Police treat death as suspicious after badly decomposed remains discovered in disused livestock trough.
In brief
Police treat death as suspicious after badly decomposed remains discovered in disused livestock trough. Police are treating as suspicious the death of a woman whose badly decomposed body was found in a stockyard trough at a remote property near Murwillumbah in northern NSW. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Body discovered in remote stockyard
Officers were called to a property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah in northern NSW, at about eleven twenty am on Monday after reports of a dead body in a disused stock dip.
Body believed to be female
The partially submerged remains are badly decomposed. Detective Inspector Matthew Zimmer said the body is believed to be female but decomposition prevents further details being provided.
“The body is believed to be of a female, but due to the state of decomposition of that body I'm unable to provide further details.”
Death treated as suspicious
Police are treating the death as suspicious due to the location, the remoteness of the area, and the absence of a vehicle or any other mode of transport at the site.
“Due to the location of the body, the remoteness of the area, the absence of a vehicle or any other mode of transport, we are treating this death as suspicious.”
Discovery made by trail bike riders
Two trail bike riders found the grim discovery in an area deemed crown land. A crime scene was set up overnight with specialist forensic examiners combing the area.
Police search missing persons records
Police are checking through missing persons registers in NSW and Queensland to help identify the body. It is difficult to determine how long the remains have been at the site.
Postmortem to determine identity and cause
A postmortem examination is expected to be carried out in coming days to help identify the body and determine the cause of death. Terragon is located in Tweed Shire, roughly forty kilometres from the NSW-Queensland border.
The headline
Police are treating as suspicious the death of a woman whose badly decomposed body was found in a stockyard trough at a remote property near Murwillumbah in northern NSW.
