Homicide Squad Investigates Human Torso Found in Sofa at Lane Cove North
New South Wales police have opened a homicide investigation after a human torso was found inside a sofa dumped in bushland at Lane Cove North, on Sydney's lower north shore. Police believe the remains are those of an adult man and expected to brief media Thursday morning.
New South Wales police have launched a homicide investigation after a human torso was found inside a sofa dumped in bushland at Lane Cove North, on Sydney's lower north shore.
Police said they were called to the area at about 2:30pm on Wednesday after reports that human remains had been found in bushland off Avian Crescent.
Officers from North Shore Police Area Command found a sofa containing a human torso. They believe it belongs to an adult male, though the remains have not yet been formally identified.
Police established a crime scene. Forensic specialists seized the remains for a post-mortem examination.
North Shore detectives began the investigation with help from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad. Police have urged anyone with information to contact them.
Detectives were still at the scene on Thursday morning, and police tape was visible. A helicopter was seen overhead earlier in the day.
One local resident said the news shocked her. "It's quite horrific really because it's only what, 8 o'clock in the morning? We're just doing our usual walk and we saw the helicopter overhead and we were just wondering what was going on," she said.
She described the area as a well-known walking track location, with water just down the road. "There's lots of walking tracks," she said, calling the neighborhood a "friendly community".
Her walking partner said she was scared and had never seen anything like it in the area.
Police are expected to hold a press conference at 10:30am on Thursday to give more details.
