Botany: Police declare crime scene as pedestrian discovers body wrapped in plastic near Sydney Airport

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
A body has been discovered wrapped in plastic.
A body has been discovered wrapped in plastic. Credit: AAP

A pedestrian has made a gruesome discovery of a body wrapped in plastic near the airport before police declared a major crime scene in Sydney.

The Daily Telegraph is reporting a police operation is underway after the body was found dumped and wrapped in plastic in bushland near Sydney’s airport at Mascot..

Reports claim a passerby noticed the body nestled among shrubs as they walked along Foreshore Rd at Botany, in Sydney’s south, early this morning.

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“A police operation is underway in bushes off Foreshore Road, at Botany, following reports of a body located,” a NSW police statement said.

“Officers attached to South Sydney Police Area Command are being assisted by specialist officers from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad.

“A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the incident has commenced. No further information available at this time.”

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