A woman found dead in a garbage bin behind a block of apartments in Sydney’s northern beaches may have fallen into the bin while trying to place something in it.
The woman, aged in her 50s, was discovered at 1.30pm on Wednesday in Freshwater by a neighbour who spotted her feet sticking out of the top of the bin.
Detectives believe she either had a ‘medical episode’ or fell face first while trying to toss an item from behind a 1.5 metre brick wall nearby, according to The Daily Telegraph.
A pair of sunglasses were found sitting on top of the wall.
A woman, aged in her 50s, who was found dead in a garbage bin behind a block of apartments in Sydney’s northern beaches may have fallen into the bin while trying to place something in it
The woman’s body was discovered at 1.30pm on Wednesday in Freshwater by a neighbour who spotted her feet sticking out of the top of the bin
Detectives believe she either had a ‘medical episode’ or fell face first while trying to toss an item from behind a 1.5 metre brick wall nearby
‘Police said it was one of those two scenarios – the medical emergency would make it easier to digest – either way I am going out tonight,’ a female neighbour told Daily Mail Australia.
The woman, whose identity is not yet known, lived alone in the quiet red-brick apartment complex, which has just ten units.
The apartment block is home to a mix of young professionals and elderly retirees.
A resident, who has lived in the complex for her whole life, told the Daily Telegraph she was ‘worried about who [the woman] might be’.
Forensic teams were working at the property in Wednesday afternoon.
Detectives won’t say how long the woman had been in the bin before she was discovered.
A post-mortem exam will be conducted.
The woman, whose identity is not yet known, lived alone in the quiet red-brick apartment complex, which has just ten units
Officers from Northern Beaches, with the assistance of Detectives attached to the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, continue to make inquiries