Bones found at Sydney beach in rumoured organised crime ‘dumping ground’ for murders

Detectives appeal for information about butcher Paul Norton, who disappeared in 1989

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Human remains found in sand dunes near a Sydney beach have been identified as those of a butcher who disappeared in suspicious circumstances more than three decades ago.

Paul Norton was last seen on 9 April 1989, after spending the day with his sons at Leichhardt Oval watching the Balmain Tigers play the Parramatta Eels. The 31-year-old was reported missing by his girlfriend on 14 April.

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