A person discovered lifeless in a vacation dwelling on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula has been recognized as 64-year-old Peter Hillier, who left NSW to journey round Australia.
Hillier was reported lacking by a relative final week. His travelling companion, a 43-year-old man, has been charged together with his homicide.
Each have been final recognized to have lived in Lake Haven on the NSW Central Coast.
The youthful man had been reported lacking about two years in the past.
Detective Superintendent Des Bray mentioned it was believed the pair left NSW a couple of month in the past and have been travelling in a motorhome Hillier had lately bought.
On Monday, a name to the ambulance service indicated he had been injured after falling from a automobile whereas drunk on the best way again from a fishing journey.
However when crews arrived on the Venus Bay property, he was already lifeless.
Bray mentioned subsequent investigations led police to imagine Hillier had not been injured in a fall however had been killed.
He mentioned the motive or the precise location of his loss of life weren’t clear with police working to find out his actions since leaving NSW.
“His accidents are vital and we don’t imagine it’s per falling from a automobile,” Bray mentioned.
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“He had been lifeless for a time period.
“Our image of what occurred and the way it occurred is fairly incomplete at this stage.
“Besides to say that we will clearly set up that Peter was the sufferer of a homicide versus some unintended loss of life.”
The person charged together with his homicide was refused police bail and was anticipated to seem in Port Lincoln Magistrates Courtroom on Tuesday.
Detectives additionally returned to the Venus Bay handle on Tuesday and issued an enchantment for anybody with dashcam footage from the Flinders Freeway or surrounding roads on Sunday, Could 29 to make contact.
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