Police divers again attempted to search for the remains of alleged con-woman Melissa Caddick in waters just metres from her home in Sydney s eastern suburbs.
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A criminal expert has claimed it is possible conwoman Melissa Caddick was murdered and kept on ice before her body was dumped in the ocean.
Caddick was declared dead by police on Saturday after DNA testing revealed a decomposing foot found wedged inside an Asics sneaker on Bournda Beach on the NSW south coast belonged to the missing 49-year-old financial adviser.
Her foot was found about 400km from where she vanished from her mansion in Sydney s eastern suburbs in the early hours of November 12, a day after it was raided by corporate watchdog the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Tim Watson-Munro, a leading criminal psychology expert, said he was not convinced her foot had been decomposing in water for the three months since her baffling disappearance, suggesting she was possibly murdered in recent weeks.
ASIC says it will continue investigations into the dealings of alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick, after the discovery of her partial remains on the NSW south coast on Friday in a chain of events that
Cops have confirmed remains found washed up on a NSW south coast beach are not those belonging to conwoman Melissa Caddick or a missing snorkeler.
Walkers on Friday night made the grisly discovery of remains believed to be a large piece of stomach flesh which included a belly button at Mollymook Beach.
The beach is located 150km from where Caddick s decomposing foot was found wedged inside an Asics shoe on the sands of Bournda Beach leading police to confirm her death.
NSW Police announced on Tuesday afternoon preliminary testing had determined the remains are human but belong to a man.