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Homicide Squad detectives identify body found in Botany as inquiries continue to locate husband
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Homicide Squad detectives investigating the discovery of a body in Botany last week have identified the victim as they appeal to locate her husband, holding grave concerns for his welfare.
Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li, aged 33, was reported missing to Parramatta Police Area Command earlier this month after her mother was unable to reach her.
About 7am on Monday 9 December 2024, emergency services were called to bushland in Sir Joseph Banks Park in Botany following reports a body had been found.
Officers attached to South Sydney Police Area Command arrived to find the body of a woman wrapped in plastic.
The matter was referred to State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad who established Strike Force Zygon to investigate.
The woman has since been formally identified as Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li of Greenacre.
As investigations continue, police are appealing to locate Zhuojun’s husband, Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen, also aged 33, as they hold grave concerns for his welfare.
Jai-Bao is described as being of Asian appearance, about 165cm – 170cm tall, of slim build with black hair and brown eyes.
As inquiries continue, police have also released CCTV of a silver Toyota Avensis that stopped on the northern side of Foreshore Road in Botany during the early hours of Saturday 30 November 2024.
Investigators are appealing for anyone with information about the car or the driver to come forward.
Investigations under Strike Force Zygon continue.
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Police unsure whether husband of woman found dead near Sydney Airport is a suspect or victim
CCTV footage of a silver Toyota Avensis that had stopped on the northern side of Foreshore Rd on November, just days before the body of Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li was found in nearby bushland, has been released.
Grim new details have emerged after the body of 33-year-old Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li was found wrapped in plastic in bushland near Sydney Airport.
The disturbing find was made along Foreshore Rd at Botany on the morning of December 9.
Ms Li, who moved to Australia from China about 20 years ago, had been reported missing by her mother earlier this month after she wasn’t able to reach her.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said Ms Li’s family were only notified of the identification on Friday night.
“They’re obviously devastated and we’re treating this, the media release, (with) as much sensitivity as we can,” Superintendent Doherty said on Saturday.
Police seized car believed to have transported body
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.
Superintendent Doherty said the car has now been seized and is set to be forensically examined.
“We’re still appealing, if anyone has information about that vehicle, because it’s crucial to our investigation,” he said.
“We believe that vehicle was used to convey the body of Sally to Foreshore Drive and to conceal her body in the bushes there after they disposed of her in the bushland that vehicle.”
He said Ms Li’s body would have been disposed of between 4am and 5am on November 30.
“That would fit with the, unfortunately, with the decomposition and the start of the body,” he said.
Superintendent Doherty said Ms Li’s body was so decomposed by the time she was found they were unable to use fingerprints to identify her.
“We had to wait for DNA … we visit the family, and the family give DNA, and there was a match,” he said.
“So we worked with a missing person investigation, which was then been conducted by Bankstown because they lived in Greenacre, and from that, unfortunately, had to get the awful news to Sally’s mum that it was a positive match.”
He said Ms Li’s mother is “devastated”, but that police have identified Ms Li to the public to encourage people with information to come forward.
“She was a young woman that was living a normal life, and she’s lost her life in a suspicious way, and now we have concerns about her husband,” he said.
“We’re looking at a human being has lost their life and in terrible circumstances.”
Police unsure if husband is ‘alive or dead’
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.
Superintendent Doherty said police were speaking with Mr Chen’s family in Taiwan, however he confirmed Mr Chen – originally from Taiwan – has not left the country.
“We had a Mandarin speaking officer speak to their family only this morning to let them know that we are making this appeal and have concerns – grave concerns – for Rex’s welfare and safety,” he said.
“Truth be known, we’re not sure whether Rex is alive or dead.
“We’re hoping that he is alive so we can actually assist with our inquiries as the investigation unfolds.
“At this stage, we believe he’s in Australia. But whether he’s alive or dead, that’s the question.”
‘Question mark’ in case
He said police are unsure whether Mr Chen is a victim or suspect in the case.
“It’s a question mark for whether – while we want to talk to Rex, is whether he’s a person of interest or whether he’s a victim,” Superintendent Doherty said.
“We still don’t know. What we do know is that he’s the husband of Sally, and he was reported missing at the same time as Sally, and we don’t know where he is.
“There’s no confirmation of him being alive or being seen alive since the end of November.
“We do have to have an open mind and look at a third party possibly being involved, not only in the suspected murder of Sally, but we have to look at a third party being involved in the disappearance of Rex as well.”
Mr Chen is described as being of Asian appearance and between 165-170cm tall with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes.
He said the circumstances of Ms Li’s death were “unusual” but confirmed Ms Li and Mr Chen had no history of domestic violence.
A crime scene warrant was also executed at the Greenacre home they were renting.
“All we can say safely is we’re treating it as a suspicious death and we believe it’s a homicide,” he said.
“It’s like normal couple, suburbia, in Greenacre, and this is what’s unfolded.
“That’s why it’s making this job difficult. But also hopefully it’ll give us, knowing that members of the public will know them, will reach out, but other people who may have information, will come forward as well, because it’s not an atypical event.
“This is a very sad, tragic death of someone who’s lost their life in not only an unusual way, but a suspicious and brutal way.”
Death a “mystery”
Superintendent Doherty said police are looking at people around Ms Li and Mr Chen who “may want to harm Sally”.
“Who may be in a position to transport a body to Botany and then also to cover up the actual body at the crime scene,” he said.
“(There appears) to be no – for Sally anyway – any links to any criminality or any organised crime or anything like that.
“Rex had some minor issues in the past, but nothing that really gives us a strong indication that they were involved in any wrongdoing, or any mixed up in any organised crime, or any any any criminality.
“So it’s a bit of a mystery, that part of it … why she would be killed.”
Anyone with information has been urged to come forward as investigations continue.
Superintendent 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.”
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悉尼机场附近丛林发现碎尸包裹，死者为中国移民，她丈夫已失踪
当地时间12月9日早上7点左右，在紧邻悉尼机场的博塔尼区约瑟夫·班克斯爵士公园，一个满是人体碎块的塑料包裹被人在丛林中发现。
据澳大利亚广播公司报道，当地警官多尔蒂表示，抛尸地点距离主路只有几米远，是由一名慢跑者在路边发现的，尸体被发现时已经腐烂。在社交平台上，一名家住案发地点附近的中国留学生表示，自己收到了警方发来的通报短信，告诉附近居民注意安全并积极提供线索。
当地时间13日，新南威尔士州警方公布了受害人身份为33岁的李卓君（音）。多尔蒂警官表示，李卓君是在大约20年前从中国移民到澳大利亚，其母亲现在也在悉尼生活。
在本月初，李卓君的母亲就因联系不到女儿，向警方报案。警方称，已在12日向李卓君的家人告知她的死讯，“他们因此陷入巨大的悲伤之中，我们希望以最高的谨慎程度来对待此事”。
警方称，李卓君平时是一个“过着普通郊区生活的年轻女子”，没有家庭暴力历史，也没有证据表明她卷入过任何纷争，与有组织犯罪集团也无任何来往。李卓君的丈夫为陈介宝（音），英文名为Rex，原籍来自中国台湾地区。多尔蒂警官表示，警方已经联系了陈介宝的家人了解情况，希望尽快找到他。
据卫报报道，警方表示，他们相信陈介宝目前还没有离开澳大利亚，但“是生是死并不清楚”。多尔蒂警官称：“我们目前也不清楚他是潜在的受害人还是谋杀犯，我希望他还活着，这样就能协助我们进行调查”。
随着调查的推进，越来越多的证据指向有“第三方”参与对李卓君的谋杀。
据警方描述，陈介宝身高约165厘米至170厘米，身材苗条，黑色头发，棕色眼睛。自从今年11月底之后，就没有人再见过他。
此外，警方在闭路电视监控画面中找到一辆可疑的银色丰田Avensis，警方称已经扣押这辆抛尸的车辆，将进行法医鉴定。
监控显示，抛尸时间大约在11月30日凌晨4点至5点，当时路上还有其他车辆驶过。不过，警方未透露这辆车的车主或司机信息，而且这辆车与李卓君夫妇没有直接关联。多尔蒂警官呼吁，公众一旦知晓与这辆车相关的任何线索，都应积极上报警方。
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