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The foot of a missing Sydney businesswoman accused of swindling millions of dollars has been found months after she mysteriously vanished.

When Australian businesswoman Melissa Caddick disappeared in November, hours after police raided her Sydney home, there was widespread speculation that she had staged her disappearance...

On Friday, however, NSW police revealed she wasn’t. Authorities announced that on Sunday 14 February a decomposed foot had washed up on a remote beach in the Bournda National Park near the sleepy coastal town of Tathra. The foot, discovered by two campers, was a match with DNA from Caddick’s toothbrush and family. The confirmation came through on Thursday night. At a press conference announcing the discovery on Friday, the assistant police commissioner, Michael Willing, tried to strike a delicate tone. Caddick’s family, he said, were “obviously distressed”. But, equally, the dozens ...

The foot of a missing Sydney businesswoman accused of swindling millions of dollars has been found months after she mysteriously vanished.

Crime by Erin Lyons   The remains of missing Sydney millionaire and alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick have been found following a bombshell development in the months-long case. Police said campers found Ms Caddick's shoe on Bournda Beach, south of Bega on the NSW south coast, on Sunday and her identity was confirmed by DNA testing using her toothbrush. Her shoe, matching the description of what she was wearing when the corporate watchdog raided her home in November, was found washed up on the sand and the heavily decomposed remains of her foot were in...