Major update after a woman’s plastic-wrapped body was found dumped in Botany near Sydney Airport
The woman whose severely decomposed body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped near a bushland creek near Sydney airport has been identified.
Police were called to Joseph Banks Park off Foreshore Road, in Botany, at 7.30am on Monday after a local resident noticed something suspicious in some nearby bushes.
NSW Police have now identified the woman as 33-year-old Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li, who was reported missing after her mother failed to catch her.
Police are still looking for Ms Li’s husband, Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen, also 33 years old.
There are serious concerns for his well-being, police said.
Mr Chen is described as looking Asian and between 165cm and 170cm tall, with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes.
Police also released images of a silver Toyota Avensis after the vehicle stopped on the north side of Foreshore Road on November 30.
It comes after homicide squad commander Danny Doherty said the body may have been there for ‘weeks, if not months’ and was in a ‘severe’ state of decomposition.
A member of the public discovered the body on Foreshore Road on Monday morning (pictured)
The woman whose severely decomposed body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped near a bushland creek near Sydney airport has been identified as Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li (pictured left)
“At this stage the theory would be that the person stopped and disposed of the body close to the road,” Chief Inspector Doherty said.
‘The victim was just meters away from the side of the road… a very busy thoroughfare. It is still unknown how long the body was there.
‘This is a very tragic situation. A woman has lost her life and been dumped on the side of the road.
“There is someone’s loved one who does not yet know that their loved one has not only been murdered, but has most likely been murdered.”
Det Supt Doherty said police collected CCTV footage from buildings in the nearby area and appealed for drivers with dashcam footage to come forward.
“The starting point for us is that the victim is identified,” he said.
‘That would help us establish timescales, timelines, known associates and who the victim is – what’s the story and how she was dumped on the side of the road.
‘It’s a gruesome discovery, but it’s a very tragic situation. A woman has lost her life and has been found… we now need to determine what the story is.”
The area remained cordoned off and under surveillance on Monday (photo)
Several officers were seen working under a gazebo off Foreshore Road
Footage showed an officer wearing a mask and gloves taking photos of the scene on Monday.
The area remained cordoned off and under police surveillance, with several officers working under a gazebo.
The video also captured a pair of discarded boots that may or may not have been part of the crime scene.
There were also a number of police vehicles parked on the side of the road as detectives continued their investigation.
Foreshore Road runs southeast of Sydney Airport along Botany Bay.
The large Joseph Banks Park runs along the north side, but both sides of the road are lined with shrubs.
