A garbage contractor made a grisly discovery about 9am on Monday June 2, 2025, at Bellerive in Hobart, initially believing the body of the 45-year-old was a mannequin.
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00:00South East CIB have launched an investigation today as a result of a male person being found
00:05deceased in an industrial-sized garbage bin at the rear of a premises in Percy Street, Belle Reade.
00:12A garbage contractor attended the business premises. He's actually lifted the lids on a number of large
00:18bins and found the male, who is 45 years of age, deceased in the bin. They also have identified
00:25the male and are currently in the process of ascertaining his movements over the last 48 hours.
00:33We thus far know that he was seen alive and well by his children around about 7pm on Saturday night
00:40and we're actually trying to close the timeline as we continue the investigation.