Overview
- The 48-year-old former Queensland councillor and journalist was found deceased in the back of a blue Toyota Yaris outside Lake Illawarra Police Station about 4:30pm on Friday, December 5.
- Security footage shows her engaging with officers in the station foyer late on Tuesday, December 2 before returning to the car.
- Paramedics reported advanced decomposition and said the vehicle appeared to have been exposed to extreme heat for days, with the cause and time of death still undetermined.
- The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is independently monitoring the declared critical-incident investigation, which is overseen by NSW Police Professional Standards, and a coroner's inquest is ordinarily expected.
- Police initially noted items in the car and suggested she may have been sleeping rough, while her father says she had been living at a Kiama family property and had belongings in the vehicle due to mobility issues from prior injuries.