Police investigating the gruesome discovery of two bodies inside a shipping container on a rural property are investigating whether the pair were overcome by gas fumes from a heater.
The deceased couple, Kelly Williams, 37, and a 55-year-old man, lived in the container near Gulgong, in central western New South Wales, and were found dead on Saturday.
A small butane stove was found inside the container and is now being investigated as a possible cause of death, police sources said. The Daily Telegraph.
Kelly Williams (left) was found in a shipping container she had been using as a home.
Williams wrote on social media that he came from Gulgong but had moved to the area with his friend just a week earlier from nearby Dubbo and had also spent time in Mudgee.
Officers made the grisly discovery after a passerby contacted them about the smell coming from the container.
Emergency services were called to the property on Goolma Road, Gulgong, about 30 kilometers north of Mudgee, about 11am on Saturday.
Both deceased were known to have a history of drug use and police said there were no suspicious circumstances.
“The crime scene was established and forensically examined,” the police statement said.
The gruesome discovery of two bodies was made after a passer-by noticed the smell coming from the shipping container.
“An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death of the 55-year-old man and 37-year-old woman and was not considered suspicious.”
Williams’ partner Jason Britton has paid tribute to him on Facebook.
“I miss you so much, I love you now, I loved you then and I will always love you,” he wrote.
Police are preparing a report for the coroner.