GOOD NEWS…: A shocking twist has emerged in the case of the suitcase believed to contain the b0.dy of a woman in rural New South Wales
Police have confirmed that what they initially reported was a dead woman left inside a suitcase on the side of a regional NSW road is not a human body.
Police were called to Wolgon Rd at Oallen, about 61km south of Goulburn, shortly before 1pm on Sunday after two men made the discovery when they stopped for a rest during a weekend drive.
What was first thought to be the body of a woman was found inside the suitcase, raising questions as to how long it had been inside the bag as it was “subject to a state of decomposition”, Superintendent Linda Bradbury told Nine.
Bradbury said the two men who alerted police were shocked at the discovery, believing they’d found human remains.
“Unfortunately they were on a weekend drive as a lot of people do over the weekend and stopped for a break. (It was) quite a shocking discovery for them, absolutely,” she said.
Bradbury said police are unsure what was found in the suitcase, but they looked similar to human remains.
“Some good news here, that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands,” she said.
“They were mistaken for a human initially, so they are very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains.”
Despite the bizarre twist, Bradbury said she “couldn’t be prouder” of how her team treated the initial crime scene, and had “no regrets” over the police operation.
Investigators were seen battling heavy rains at the scene, located about 225km southwest of Sydney, with multiple evidence markers set up along the side of the road.
A tent has been erected over the suitcase which is obscured from the road by tall grass.
A homicide investigation had been launched, however forensic teams confirmed on Monday morning the discovery was not human.
SOURCE: 7 NEWS
https://7news.com.au/news/major-investigation-after-womans-body-found-in-suitcase-beside-remote-nsw-road-c-22699836
