NSW Police investigate after bodies of man and woman found decomposing in shipping container in Gulgong
Police are investigating after the grisly discovery of two decomposing bodies was made in a shipping container on a remote farm in Central West New South Wales.
The bodies of a 55-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were found about 11am on Saturday, April 13, on a property in Gulgong, about 30kms north of Mudgee.
Police say emergency services were called to Goolma Road following reports of a concern for welfare. “On arrival, officers attached to Orana-Mid Western Police District located two bodies in a shipping container,” NSW Police said in a statement. “A crime scene was established and forensically examined.”
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“Inquiries continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident and a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner,” the statement read.
