A badly decomposed body believed to be a woman has been discovered in a remote stockyard in northern New South Wales, with police treating the death as suspicious.
Officers were called to a property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah, at about 11.20am on Monday after reports of a dead body. The body, which is yet to be identified, was found partially submerged in a disused stock dip — a large trough commonly used to bathe livestock in anti-parasite solutions.
Police treat death as suspicious
Detective Inspector Matthew Zimmer told reporters in Tweed Heads on Tuesday that the body was badly decomposed. “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,” he said.
“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.”
He added that it was difficult to determine how long the remains had been at the site.
Discovery by trail bike riders
The grim discovery was made by two trail bike riders in an area deemed crown land. A crime scene was set up overnight, with specialist forensic examiners combing the area.
Police were checking through missing persons registers in New South Wales and Queensland, Zimmer said. A post-mortem 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 40km from the NSW-Queensland border.
