The body of Tanya Laws, 39, was found in bush land in Sydney’s south on Wednesday after she went missing on Christmas night
The body of a Sydney mother who went missing from her home on Christmas Day has been found.
Tanya Laws, 39, was found in bushland at Engadine, in Sydney’s south. Police say the death is not suspicious.
Speaking through a friend on Facebook, her husband Stephen announced her passing.
‘It is with deepest sorrow that today I have received the news that my beloved Tanya has passed away,’ he said.
‘I’d like to thank everyone involved in the search, and for your prayers and support.’
The mother-of-three was remembered online as a ‘loving and caring person’, who was dedicated to her husband and young children.
Mourners remembered her sense of humour and beautiful, warm smile as they posted on Facebook to comfort her grieving husband.
‘Tanya was always a cheery caring soul and she was a hard worker who adored her three children,’ one woman wrote.
‘You will be missed Tanya and I loved our pizza nights at work on night duty.’
Her husband Stephen shared the tragic news on Facebook through a friend (pictured)
Stephen Laws (left) had asked Facebook for assistance on Tuesday in finding his wife. Police do not regard the woman’s death as suspicious
Mourners flooded Stephen Laws’ Facebook page to share kind thoughts about Tanya and send their love to her grieving husband and children
Ms Laws’ sister, who set up a Facebook page to aid the search effort, also shared the devastating news, mourning her ‘beautiful angel’.
‘Our beautiful sister, daughter, wife, mother was found today,’ she wrote.
‘She has passed on into God’s hands, she was our beautiful angel sent to us for a short time.
‘Rest my beautiful sister. Half of me has gone away with you my love.’
Ms Laws, who worked as a nurse at St George Hospital, disappeared about 8pm on Monday, and had not contacted family since.
Ms Laws was remembered as a ‘cheery caring soul’ and many mourned the young mother
Her husband Stephen took to Facebook the day after she disappeared to ask for assistance in finding his wife.
He posted: ‘Have you seen Tanya?
‘She went missing around 8pm on Christmas night in Engadine. If you have seen her please let me know.
‘Tanya was wearing a black t-shirt and blue denim shorts. She was last seen at the bottom of Kingswood Rd.’
Ms Laws, who had three young children, worked as a nurse at St George Hospital (pictured)