New images of clothing found in a suitcase that was dumped with the remains of a young child on the side of a South Australian highway have been released in an attempt to help identify the suspected murder victim.
The skeletal remains of the child, aged between two and five, were found in scrubland by a motorist on the side of the Karoonda Highway about two kilometres west of Wynarka, in the Murray Mallee region, on Wednesday.
SA Police this morning released more images of the contents of a suitcase and said they had received about 100 calls, including some from interstate, to Crime Stoppers.
Many of the calls have been to check on the welfare of children who police say are not connected to the investigation.
The latest images to be released include girl’s pyjamas, pink track pants, coat and a Dora the Explorer T-shirt.
Detective Superintendent Des Bray, the officer-in-charge of Major Crime Investigation Branch, urged anyone who recognised the clothes to contact police.
“From 5:00pm last night police have received nearly 100 calls from the public to Crime Stoppers, which is encouraging,” he said.
“Forensic scientists are also working around the clock to help provide vital information to assist in the investigation.
“We believe the child aged between two to five years was murdered at another location but the motive and the exact timeframe is unknown.”
Crucial details such as the child’s gender, DNA profile and cause of death have not been determined, but police have said the child suffered a “violent, horrible death”.
Police are also seeking information from anyone who saw a man walking along the highway, carrying a dark suitcase, about six to eight weeks ago.
“The man has been described as being aged about 60, of Caucasian appearance, average height, lightly built, clean cut and neatly dressed. He was not a local,” Detective Superintendent Bray said.
South Australian Police have released a video of the area where the suitcase was found:
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Top Comments
What is saying that these cloths or blanket didn't come from a op-shop ?
As the jacket is from kmart.
Kmart outlets are mostly in NSW.
This is going to be a long investigation unless someone who knows something comes forward.
Creepy. My daughter had some of those clothes in 2009-2010 so I would hazards a guession this body has been dead around 5-6 years.
Must be eerie to recognise clothes your daughter owned, but best not to make guesses. So sad that this poor little one was dumped like rubbish, I'll never understand how anyone could do such a thing. Heartbreaking
Not necessarily. The clothes may have been hand me downs or passed on from friends or purchased from an Op Shop.