Two charged with wheelie-bin murder
A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of Geoffrey McLean, whose torso was found in a wheelie bin in Adelaide’s north last October.
Geoffrey McLean's torso was found in a wheelie bin at Salisbury South in October. Photos supplied.
The man, 51, and 49-year-old woman were charged over the death of McLean, 55, whose remains were found in the bin on a vacant block.
He had been reported missing several weeks earlier.
Only his torso was found in the bin, with police still trying to locate his head and limbs.
On Friday detectives searched a house in Adelaide’s north after taking the woman into custody.
They said she was known to McLean.
The man was arrested on Thursday and was believed to be known to the woman.
Detective Inspector Mark McEachern said on Friday morning that investigations were ongoing, with a focus on finding the rest of McLean’s remains.
He said detectives strongly suspected other people were involved in the dismemberment, removal and storage of the body.
“So further arrests are quite possible,” he said.
-with AAP
