Major update as woman found dead near Sydney Airport identified

The woman whose body was found wrapped in plastic in bushland near Sydney Airport has been identified.

The disturbing find was made along Foreshore Rd at Botany, near Sydney airport on the morning of December 9.

Police have now identified the woman as 33-year-old Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li.

Ms Li had been reported missing by her mother earlier this month after she wasn’t able to reach her.

Police are searching for Ms Li’s husband, Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen, who is also 33-years-old.

There are grave concerns for his welfare.

Mr Chen is described as being of Asian appearance and between 165-170cm tall with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes.

CCTV footage of a silver Toyota Avensis that had stopped on the northern side of Foreshore Rd on November, just days before Ms Li’s body was found has also been released.

Anyone with information has been urged to come forward as investigations continue.

Police are expected to address the media on Saturday afternoon.

Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty earlier said police believed Ms Li’s body had been “covered in plastic in attempt to cover the body”.

“It appears that someone has stopped and the theory would be have disposed of the body just metres off the road,” Superintendent Doherty said.

“The fact is that it only appears an attempt to dispose and hid the body (will be investigated).”

Prior to Ms Li being identified, Superintendent Doherty called the situation “tragic”.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a male or female, but it does make it more tragic we’ve got a female who has met her demise in suspicious circumstance,” he said.

“At the moment she is a mystery woman, we don’t know how she is and we want to identify her.”

More to come …

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