Melissa Caddick death: remains found on NSW beach do not belong to alleged scam artist – cops

The fresh remains found on a beach along the southern coast of New South Wales do not belong to suspected con artist Melissa Caddick, Australian police say.

Human flesh was found in Mollymook on Friday after the discovery of Caddick’s foot on Bournda Beach on February 21.

NSW police said today that the remains do not belong to Caddick, nor to a 39-year-old snorkel diver who has been missing from the Batemans Bay area since January 25.

The tests revealed that the meat is from a human male, police said.

Further tests, including comparative DNA tests, will be conducted to identify the remains.

“The DNA profile will be compared to the missing persons database, which contains the genetic and hereditary mapping of long-term missing persons in NSW,” NSW Police said in a statement.

In recent days, several remains have been discovered along the southern coast.

But only one find, Caddick’s badly decomposed foot in an Asics running shoe, has been linked to it by DNA.

After campers found Caddick’s shoe on Bournda Beach in February, police confirmed that the inner foot belonged to Caddick by comparing the DNA from his toothbrush.

Hours after police briefed the public of the eerie find on Friday, more human remains were discovered along Mollymook Beach.

The remains, belonging to an unknown man, appeared to be from a torso.

Two bones were discovered on Saturday night on Tura beach near Merimbula, a few kilometers from where Caddick’s shoe was found, but it was determined that they came from an animal. Other remains found at Cunjurong Point on Saturday and Warrain Beach near Culburra on Sunday are undergoing testing.

Caddick disappeared from his A $ 7 million home in Dover Heights in November 2020, after ASIC executed a search warrant in connection with his alleged financial fraud.

It is believed that he went for a morning run around 5:30 a.m., but did not take his phone, wallet or keys.

No trace of her was seen for months until her foot reached the south coast of New South Wales.

Last week, Deputy Commissioner Michael Willing said police could not rule out a dirty act or that Caddick could have taken his own life.

“We have kept an open mind the whole time … but given the fact that he left personal belongings (behind), we have always considered the possibility that he took his own life,” he told reporters on Friday.

SCHEDULE OF RESULTS:

February 21st – Asics racer with bad foot found in Bournda Beach, later confirmed to belong to Caddick.

26 of February – Remains of what appears to be a human torso, including a navel, washed up on Mollymook Beach. They are later confirmed to belong to a human male, whose identity is unknown.

February 27 – Two bones found on Tura beach, a few miles north of where Caddick’s shoe was found. Forensic evidence concludes that they are animal bones.

February 27 – More remains found north of Cunjurong Point. Tests are underway to determine if they belong to a human or an animal.

February 28 – More remains found at Warrain Beach, near Culburra on the south coast. Tests to determine if they are humans or animals.