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Human torso found in Sydney bushland
NSW police launch homicide investigation after human remains discovered on a sofa in Lane Cove North.
In brief
NSW police launch homicide investigation after human remains discovered on a sofa in Lane Cove North. NSW police launched a homicide investigation after a human torso believed to be an adult male was found on a sofa in bushland at Lane Cove North on Wednesday. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Torso found in bushland
NSW police were called to Lane Cove North about two thirty pm on Wednesday after reports of human remains in bushland on Sydney's lower north shore.
Remains on a sofa
Officers found a sofa couch containing a human torso believed to be that of an adult male. A crime scene was established and forensic specialists seized the remains.
Homicide squad launches probe
Detectives and the state's homicide squad launched an investigation. Police urged people to contact them with information about the discovery.
The bottom line
NSW police launched a homicide investigation after a human torso believed to be an adult male was found on a sofa in bushland at Lane Cove North on Wednesday.
