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When Ms Chen's body was found floating in the Swan river by fishermen on July 2nd, police were unable to identify her.
She was half-naked and had suffered significant injuries.
A composite image was released along with images of some distinctive ceramic tiles that had apparently been intended to weigh the suitcase down.
The suitcase was found on Saturday morning floating on the river's surface in East Fremantle by a fisherman, who reportedly discovered the woman's half-naked corpse inside as well as some tiles, presumably to weigh the bag down.
Police say they have today found more tiles, which match those found inside the suitcase, while scouring an area near the Fremantle traffic bridge, near Beach Street, on the ocean side of The Kiosk cafe.
Police have appealed for anyone with information or anyone who recognises a composite image of the woman to come forward.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-06/body-in-suitcase-swan-river-divers-find-more-tiles/7573782
Earlier this month, and 2 months after the body is found, her daughter (same one as charged) reported her missing after apparently being unable to contact her mother from interstate. This is when Annabelle is identified.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-...case-in-perth's-swan-river-identified/7814762Police have confirmed the identity of a woman whose body was found stuffed into a suitcase dumped in Perth's Swan River two months ago.
Detectives said the woman was Annabelle Chen, 57, from the Perth suburb of Mosman Park.
Her body was found after a local fisherman pulled a suitcase containing the body aboard his boat in East Fremantle, near the traffic bridge, on July 2.
Police launched an extensive media campaign to try to identify Ms Chen after her body was discovered, but Detective Mills said her daughter did not lodge a missing person's report until last Friday and had not seen media reports about the case.
He said her daughter had travelled to Perth from interstate after she was unable to contact her mother.
"She'd been trying to get in touch with her mother for a period of time and had been unsuccessful," he said.
"It's a very complex situation in relation to the family."
He would not reveal further details about Ms Chen's injuries.
"I can't say anything about the injuries ... that's key to the investigation," he said.
Police were combing Ms Chen's Mosman Park home in a bid to uncover clues to her death, and were keen to hear from anyone who knew her in order to "fill in the details of her life".
This week, her ex husband, Ah Ping Ban, 65, and daughter, Tiffany Yiting Wan, 25, were charged with her murder.
The ex-husband and daughter of Perth woman Annabelle Chen, whose body was discovered in a suitcase, have made brief appearances in court accused of her murder.
Key points:
- Murder charges come three months after Ms Chen's body found in suitcase
- Same daughter who reported her missing is charged with her murder, along with Ms Chen's ex-husband
- Police say Ms Chen was killed in her Mosman Park home
Ah Ping Ban, 65, and Tiffany Yiting Wan, 25, were charged last night after a three-month investigation into the death of the 57-year-old Mosman Park woman.
Ms Chen's death sparked a massive investigation by police, and it was two months before they were able to identify her remains.
According to police, Wan did not report her missing until September 2, saying she had not seen media reports about the case.
Wan had been living in Melbourne.
Police Senior Sergeant Tom Mills said in a media conference today they believed Ms Chen was killed in her home.
Ms Chen was divorced from Ban who police said had homes in Singapore and Malaysia.
She moved to Perth with her daughter after the split, in 1999.
Sergeant Mills said the investigation was difficult because Ms Chen was a very private person.
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