The woman whose badly decomposed body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped near a bushland creek near Sydney Airport has been identified.
Police were called to Sir Joseph Banks Park off Foreshore Road, in Botany, at 7.30am on Monday after a local noticed something suspicious in some nearby shrubs.
NSW Police have now identified the woman as 33-year-old Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li who was reported missing after her mother failed to get a hold of her.
Police are still searching for Ms Li’s husband, Jai-Bao ‘Rex’ Chen, also aged 33.
Grave concerns are held for his welfare, police said.
Mr Chen is described as being of Asian appearance and between 165-170cm tall with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes.
Police have also released CCTV footage of a silver Toyota Avensis after the vehicle stopped on the northern side of Foreshore Road, on November 30.
The vehicle was captured by the security camera just days before Ms Li’s body was found.
A member of the public discovered the body at Foreshore Road on Monday morning (pictured)
The woman whose badly decomposed body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped near a bushland creek near Sydney Airport has been identified as Zhuojun ‘Sally’ Li (pictured left)
Investigators have urged anyone with information about the vehicle or the driver of the car to come forward.
NSW Police have established Strike Force Zygon to investigate the death of the woman.
It comes after Homicide Squad commander Danny Doherty said the body of the woman may have lain there for ‘weeks, if not months’ and was in a ‘severe’ state of decomposition.
‘At this stage the theory would be that the person has stopped and disposed of the body just off the road,’ Detective Superintendent Doherty said.
The area was taped off and under guard on Monday (pictured)
‘The victim was only metres away from the side of the road … a very busy thoroughfare. The length of time the body has been there is still unknown.
‘This is a very tragic situation. A female has lost her life and been dumped on the side of the road.
‘There’s someone’s loved one that doesn’t know yet that their loved one has not only been killed, but most likely murdered.’
Several items including a pair of high heels was found at the scene on Monday.
Investigators are yet to determine how long the body was left in the area due to the decomposition of the remains.
Police have also released footage of a silver Toyota Avensis (pictured) after the vehicle stopped on the northern side of Foreshore Road, on November 30
Supt Doherty said at the time police were gathering CCTV from buildings in the nearby area and appealed for drivers with dashcam footage to come forward.
Footage from the scene on Monday, showed an officer in a mask and gloves taking photos.
The area remained taped off and under police guard, with several officers seen working under a gazebo.
The video also captured a pair of discarded boots, which may or may not have been part of the crime scene.
Several officers seen working under a gazebo off Foreshore Road (pictured)
A number of police vehicles were also parked on the side of the road as detectives continued their investigation.
Foreshore Road runs southeast from Sydney Airport along Botany Bay.
The large Joseph Banks Park runs on its northern side but both sides of the road are lined with bushes.
