Police have arrested three people after a body was found partially buried in a Sydney backyard.
The discovery was made about 11:35am on Friday in the yard of a property on Gleness Place in Glenorie, in the city’s north-west, NSW Police said.
Officers were making inquiries about a missing man when they found what is believed to be human remains.
A short time later, three people – two men and a woman – were arrested near the area and are assisting police with inquiries.
Multiple police vehicles were at the site, which was cordoned off and residents told to keep indoors.
Among the officers in attendance are homicide squad detectives who are looking into the circumstances surrounding the macabre find.
The incident is being treated as suspicious and anyone with information is urged to come forward.
Investigators are on the scene and the street in Sydney’s northwest has been locked down (stock image)
