Brisbane detectives believe Lesley Trotter has died, and ‘have not ruled out’ potential neighbourhood dispute
Queensland police believe an elderly woman who has been missing for 12 days from inner-city Brisbane has died, and are investigating whether her disappearance is linked to her habit of removing recyclable waste from neighbourhood bins.
The Brisbane regional crime coordinator, Det Supt Andrew Massingham, said police suspect Trotter died between midnight on 27 March and midday the next day.“Unfortunately, investigations yesterday afternoon and late into the evening, have led us to the conclusion that Mrs Trotter is in fact deceased,” Massingham said on Friday.
Police believe Trotter died close to her Toowong home, with crime scenes established at her unit block and outside her apartment complex. “Mrs Trotter would often go to wheelie bins out the front of her residence or the neighbouring properties and remove recycling trash from general waste bins and transfer those into the correct bins,” Massingham said.Police said Trotter was well known in the neighbourhood for ensuring rubbish was put into the correct bins.
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