Police discover decomposed body

Brisbane Water police have discovered the remains of an elderly woman in Umina.

At 9.55am on February 15 an employee from the Umina post office called police out of concern for welfare for a 79-year-old elderly woman who had not collected her mail since August last year.

Police attended the woman's residence and found a woman's decomposed body in her bed.

The woman was unable to be formally identified and DNA forensic testing will be carried out to establish her identity.

Press release, February 16 NSW Police Media