Police investigate homicide after woman's body found in suitcase near Goulburn

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the body of a woman was discovered in a suitcase on the side of a regional road in New South Wales. The grim find was made by two men who had stopped for a break during a weekend drive near Oallen, about 60 kilometres south of Goulburn, shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 9.

The men alerted authorities, and police arrived at the scene on Wolgon Road to find the remains in a state of decomposition. The body has not yet been formally identified. Superintendent Linda Bradbury, the NSW Police Hume District Commander, described the discovery as shocking for the men who found it. She said they were able to explain how they came across the suitcase during their drive.

Investigators are working to determine the identity of the woman and how long the suitcase had been at the location. "Unfortunately, the female remains have been subject to a state of decomposition," Superintendent Bradbury told reporters. "We're conducting a number of enquiries to assist us in locating the identification of the female and also how she ended up in that location. We're relying a lot on forensic evidence."

A crime scene has been established, and the...