Body of missing grandmother Yvonne Whear confirmed found in NSW

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 02:43 · Archive

The decomposed body of 73-year-old Yvonne Whear, missing since February, has been found in a stockyard trough in rural New South Wales.

The decomposed body of grandmother Yvonne Whear, 73, has been identified after being found partially submerged in a stock dip – a large trough used to treat livestock – on a rural New South Wales property. She disappeared on 19 February and her body was discovered by trail bike riders last week. Police confirmed her identity on Tuesday and announced they are treating her death as a homicide.

Whear was last seen on CCTV at about 3.15pm on 19 February at a Shell service station in Murwillumbah, where she was buying orange juice and adding credit to her mobile phone. Security footage captured her driving north along Queensland Road towards her hobby farm near Dungay shortly after. Phone records showed she accessed voicemail shortly before 5pm that day, with the final signal from her phone detected near Dungay at about 10am on 20 February and not detected since.

In September, police divers recovered her car from the Rous River in Dulguigan, a short distance from her home, along with several personal items believed to belong to her. Acting Superintendent Matt Zimmer appealed for information, stating that someone knows what happened to Whear and urging anyone with evidence, whether previously shared with police or not, to come forward.

How it is being reported

• Grim discovery in search for missing grandmother after her decomposing body is found in a tank on rural NSW propertyThe body of missing grandmother Yvonne Whear, 73, has been identified after being discovered on a rural NSW property, with police now investigating her death as a homicide.Daily Mail · 13 Oct, 02:31
• Body found in stockyard trough confirmed to be missing 73-year-old Yvonne WhearWhear was last seen on CCTV in mid-February buying orange juice and putting $50 credit on her phone in Murwillumbah New South Wales police say a decomposed body found in a stockyard trough last week was missing woman Yvonne Whear who vanished eight months ago after last being seen in Murwillumbah. Last week, police said a partially submerged body believed to be a woman was discovered in a remote stockyard in Terragon near Murwillumbah. Continue reading...Guardian World · 13 Oct, 01:17

In this story: Yvonne Whear · Murwillumbah · New South Wales · Terragon · Dungay · NSW Police

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