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Suspicious Death Investigated After Body Found on Rural Property Near Murwillumbah - Murwillumbah, NSW
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Police discover human remains at a Terragon stockyard as forensic examination begins
NSW Police are investigating a suspicious death after a human body was discovered at a rural property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah, in northern New South Wales.
Police were called to a stockyard on Kyogle Road at Terragon, approximately 20 kilometres south of Murwillumbah, at about 11:20am on Monday, 5 October 2026. Officers attended the property after the discovery and established a crime scene while specialist investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the death.
The body was located submerged in a livestock dip, a facility commonly used on farms to treat cattle and other livestock for parasites such as ticks and lice. Police secured the area and carried out forensic investigations before the body was removed from the property on Tuesday morning.
Because of the condition of the remains, investigators have not yet been able to conclusively establish the identity or sex of the deceased. Police have indicated they believe the deceased may be a woman, but further forensic examination is required before this can be confirmed. A post-mortem examination is expected to assist investigators in establishing the person's identity and determining the cause and circumstances of death.
Detectives are treating the death as suspicious because of the location where the body was found and the circumstances surrounding the discovery. Police have also noted the remote nature of the property and the absence of an obvious vehicle or other means of transport associated with the deceased as factors in their investigation.
A crime scene was established at the rural property while investigators examined the area for evidence. Police are expected to conduct further forensic work and enquiries to establish how the person came to be at the property and what occurred before the death.
Authorities are appealing to anyone who may have information about suspicious activity in the Terragon and Kyogle Road area to contact police. Investigators are particularly interested in information that could help establish movements around the property before the body was discovered.
Police have not announced any arrests or charges in relation to the death at this stage. The investigation remains ongoing, and the identity of the deceased has not yet been publicly confirmed.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is being urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Police are asking people with relevant information to provide it directly to authorities rather than approaching anyone who may potentially be connected with the investigation.
Further information is expected after the post-mortem examination and as detectives establish more details about the circumstances surrounding the death.
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NSW Police are investigating a suspicious death after a human body was discovered at a rural property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah, in northern New South Wales.
Police were called to a stockyard on Kyogle Road at Terragon, approximately 20 kilometres south of Murwillumbah, at about 11:20am on Monday, 5 October 2026. Officers attended the property after the discovery and established a crime scene while specialist investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the death.
The body was located submerged in a livestock dip, a facility commonly used on farms to treat cattle and other livestock for parasites such as ticks and lice. Police secured the area and carried out forensic investigations before the body was removed from the property on Tuesday morning.
Because of the condition of the remains, investigators have not yet been able to conclusively establish the identity or sex of the deceased. Police have indicated they believe the deceased may be a woman, but further forensic examination is required before this can be confirmed. A post-mortem examination is expected to assist investigators in establishing the person's identity and determining the cause and circumstances of death.
Detectives are treating the death as suspicious because of the location where the body was found and the circumstances surrounding the discovery. Police have also noted the remote nature of the property and the absence of an obvious vehicle or other means of transport associated with the deceased as factors in their investigation.
A crime scene was established at the rural property while investigators examined the area for evidence. Police are expected to conduct further forensic work and enquiries to establish how the person came to be at the property and what occurred before the death.
Authorities are appealing to anyone who may have information about suspicious activity in the Terragon and Kyogle Road area to contact police. Investigators are particularly interested in information that could help establish movements around the property before the body was discovered.
Police have not announced any arrests or charges in relation to the death at this stage. The investigation remains ongoing, and the identity of the deceased has not yet been publicly confirmed.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is being urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Police are asking people with relevant information to provide it directly to authorities rather than approaching anyone who may potentially be connected with the investigation.
Further information is expected after the post-mortem examination and as detectives establish more details about the circumstances surrounding the death.
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