The grieving mother of a woman whose body was found wrapped in plastic near Sydney Airport almost a week ago has undertaken the arduous task of cleaning up her daughter’s marital home.
The body of Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li, a 33-year-old Greenacre woman, was discovered in dense bush by a jogger in Botany Bay’s Sir Joseph Banks Park, south of Sydney, on December 9, 18 kilometers away. from his house.
The remains were wrapped in plastic and in a serious state of decomposition. The grim discovery was made a week after Ms Li’s mother reported her missing.
Ms Li’s partner Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen, 33, remains missing and police fear he may also have been the victim of violent crime.
On Sunday, six days after her daughter’s body was found, Li’s mother left the couple’s belongings in the front garden of their rental property in Sydney’s southwest.
The distraught mother was faced with the task of cleaning the house after police searched the property for possible clues on Friday.
a neighbor told him The daily telegraphThe mother spent Saturday cleaning the house, loading furniture into a moving truck for storage and leaving unwanted items in the front yard.
“I talked to the mother, she was very upset, she said what had happened to her daughter… so shocking, I couldn’t believe it,” the neighbor said.
The body of 33-year-old Greenacre woman Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li (pictured) was discovered in dense bush by a jogger in Sir Joseph Banks Park on December 9.
Ms Li’s partner Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen (pictured) remains missing and police fear he may also have been the victim of violent crime.
The couple was known for being very festive and decorated their house for Christmas, Halloween and Chinese New Year.
‘Sally always decorated the house… Last year, for Christmas, there were lights everywhere. For Halloween, even the doorbell played Halloween music,” the neighbor said.
Tinsel, decorative lanterns and fairy lights were among the items abandoned in the front yard.
Forensic specialists spent hours searching the house on Friday, searching for clues about Ms. Li’s murder and Mr. Chen’s disappearance.
Every inch of the house was inspected and dusted for fingerprints, including the front fence.
“They were here for a long time… but they told me they don’t think anything bad happened at the house,” the neighbor said.
Ms Li and Mr Chen’s belongings were collected again on Sunday morning and locals rummaged through the pile of belongings in the front garden with torches as early as 1am.
Police were seen patrolling the couple’s home on Sunday, even though it had been emptied the day before.
Ms Li’s mother emptied the couple’s home after the discovery of her daughter’s body (pictured, police search Botany Bay park where the body was found)
Homicide squad officers confiscated a silver Toyota Avensis, which does not belong to either man, because they believe it was used to transport Ms Li’s body.
Homicide detectives are “trying to identify the third party” involved in Mr. Li’s death and the disappearance of her husband.
“At the moment we are mainly focusing on Rex, but we have to keep an open mind, we are considering a strong possibility that there is a third too,” Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty told reporters on Saturday.
Homicide Squad officers confiscated a silver Toyota Avensis, which does not belong to either of them, as they believe it was used to transport Ms Li’s body.
“We are investigating associations and friends of Sally and Rex who may have been in a position to transport a body to Botany and then also cover the actual body at the crime scene,” Detective Superintendent Doherty said.
‘There is a question mark over whether Rex is a person of interest or a victim. We don’t know yet.’
Detective Superintendent Doherty said Chen was last seen alive in November and there was a “strong investigative theory” that a third party could be involved.
“Not only in Sally’s alleged murder, but we also have to look for a third party involved in Rex’s disappearance,” he said.
“At this time we believe he (Rex) is in Australia, but we don’t know if he is dead or alive.”
Detective Superintendent Doherty said Chen was last seen alive in November and there was a “strong investigative theory” that a third party could be involved.
Superintendent Doherty said they were a “normal couple” who had no known links to organized crime.
According to their neighbors, the couple had recently been caring for disabled people at home under the National Disability Insurance System.
“In a world that often overlooks the unique needs and abilities of people with disabilities, we are a beacon of support and advocacy,” Ms. Li wrote on her company’s website.
She previously attended Riverside Girls High School and worked in early childhood, according to her social media accounts.