Body found in suitcase in rural NSW
Police in New South Wales, Australia, have launched an investigation after a woman's body was discovered inside a suitcase in remote bushland near Oallen. The investigation is currently hampered by the isolated location, which lacks CCTV coverage and mobile phone signal.
Why it matters
This is a significant criminal investigation involving a suspicious death that highlights the challenges law enforcement faces in remote areas.
- 8.09pm . First published at 8.10am
shares Share article A body found in a suitcase in NSW bushland may have been there for some time, police fear.
Police were called to the grisly discovery in Oallen, about 60 kilometres south of Goulburn, at 12.50pm on Sunday.
A body has been found in a suitcase in bushland near Oallen, south of Goulburn, NSW. Nine
Officers said they found the body, which they believe is a woman, at Wolgon Road, near Oallen Ford Road.
“A crime scene has been established, and the suitcase has been seized to undergo forensic examination while detectives commence an investigation into the incident,” NSW Police said.
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