Man charged with murder after Leanne Akrap's body found in western Sydney bushland
A man has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found in western Sydney bushland by a passer-by on the weekend.
New South Wales police officers were called to Irwin Street in Werrington on Sunday after the body of a 47-year-old Leanne Akrap was located in bushland.
Akrap was discovered lying next to clothing and rubbish by a passer-by.
'It appears as though that body has been there for a period of time without discovery,' Det Supt Trent King said earlier this week.
A crime scene was established and an investigation commenced with the homicide squad. NSW police did not comment on the alleged cause of death. A report was to be prepared for the coroner.
Bryan Steven Johnson, 47, was arrested at a home on Powell Street in Hobartville on Monday evening and charged with murder, police said.
He was refused bail to appear before Penrith local court on Tuesday.
Forensic teams were seen at the crime scene on Monday checking bins on the street. They also searched a unit about 500 metres from where Akrap's body was found.
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