‘They owed money’: Sydney couple likely killed in ‘targeted double murder’ before alleged offenders fled country, police say

Police investigating murder of Zhuojun Sally' Li and disappearance of husband Jai-Bao Rex' Chen find second body in Botany

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A Sydney couple are believed to have been killed in a targeted double murder" before their bodies were dumped in a park and the alleged offenders fled overseas, New South Wales police have said.

The body of Zhuojun Sally" Li, 33, was found wrapped in plastic in bushland at Sir Joseph Banks Park in Botany near Sydney airport on 9 December. On Tuesday, police said detectives found a second body about 10m from where they had found Li's body.

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