The figure pulled from Gulf Harbour has not yet been identified, according to authorities in Auckland.
A post death was conducted on Wednesday.
Acting Detective Inspector Tim Williams stated,” We have established that the target is a feminine and middle-aged.
He could not be more particular about the time, but he did confirm that it was not a child.
Yanfei Bao, who vanished from Christchurch in July, may be the victim, according to authorities.
A light-colored shirt found on a woman’s body in Gulf Harbour on March 12, 2024, has a company’s logo on it. Photo: Supplied / Authorities
She was sporting a light-colored shirt with an sign and orange pajama bottoms with a pattern on them.
” She’s small in stature. The top is thought to be about 160 cm. We think she is of Eastern origin, and our research indicates that she is likely Chinese.
Williams said Interpol had been contacted in the promise of locating the person.
A man found the body wrapped in cheap luggage by the Gulf Harbour ferry terminal on Tuesday, prompting the launch of a homicide investigation.
” It is complicated because we do n’t know who she is,” she said. Someone must be missing their mother, girl or grandma”, Inspector Williams says.
Authorities are also requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the clothing items that were discovered on the person’s bod.
Authorities say they take the crime severely and acknowledge how unnerving it can be for the neighborhood.
They say they do n’t think there is a future danger for the public, but they wo n’t say how the woman died.