Body of Jason Guise found in sewage tank at Wynnum on Brisbane’s bayside

Police have released footage of murdered man Jason Guise at a Brisbane shopping centre in the hope it might jog people’s memories.

POLICE have released footage of murdered man Jason Guise at a Wynnum shopping centre in the hope it might jog people’s memories.

Mr Guise’s body was discovered yesterday in a Wynnum sewage tank during a routine inspection.

Body found in sewage tank at Wynnum on Brisbane’s bayside

The Wynnum father had been missing since April 21.

In the footage, Mr Guise can be seen walking in and out of a local store on April 16.

But police say the last known sighting of the Wynnum man was when he visited a local food truck on Charlotte St around 7pm.

His movements from there are unknown, and police would like to speak to anyone who has any further information.

Anyone with dashcam footage from April 21 of the Granada St or Charlotte St areas is also asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Friends had expressed concern for Mr Guise in the days following his disappearance, saying he had not touched his bank accounts and his mobile phone had been switched off.

They described his disappearance as out of character.

The Wynnum father had recently spent time in prison and had expressed his devastation at returning home to find many of his possessions gone.

Jason Guise, whose body was found in a sweage pipe in Wynnum.

“I can’t stop thinking about all my stuff that got sold,” he wrote on March 29.

“My car, bikes TV clothes, pictures of my kids... But you know what really, really hurts is a little jewellery box I made for my mum in high school. It was the last thing I had of my mum’s. I’ve had it for 25 years... I’m shattered … it’s making me sick.”

Last month he wrote another post where he claimed to have confronted those responsible for selling his possessions.

“Funny how a punch in the face and all of a sudden they remember things,” he wrote, 11 days before he disappeared.

One friend told The Courier-Mail Mr Guise had “been through hell”.

“He was gutted as you could imagine with the clothes he had on was now what he owned,” the friend said.

“He had his battle with drugs to block things out but he’s a beautiful bloke and would literally do anything for a decent human, though had no time for bad apples.

“I pray that he’s just taking a break from everyone and everything!”

Mr Guise counted Olympic diver Chantelle Newbery among his friends.

Mr Guise’s body was located down a sewage drain near the Wynumn foreshore on the corner of Granada and Adam street. Picture: AAP/image David Clark

Det Insp Elloy said while police were still awaiting formal identification, they believed it was Mr Guise because of his tattoos.

Asked whether police were looking into recent Facebook posts written by Mr Guise, he said “yes, of course”.

“At this point in time, supposition in relation to investigative lines being taken … I’d rather leave that alone.”

Det Insp Elloy said there were 20 detectives and a “dozen or more” specialist and uniform officers working to determine what had happened to Mr Guise. Various lines of inquiry were being looked at, he said.

He said Mr Guise was known to police but on a “very limited type basis”.

Emergency services at the site where a man’s body was discovered in a sewage tank. Picture: AAP/image David Clark

Police Inspector Owen Elloy said maintenance workers found his body in a routine sewerage check.

“A number of maintenance workers attended the scene in order to check on the pumping station and located the man’s body late this morning,” he said on Wednesday.

Brenda Campbell, a Wynnum resident since 2000, said she believed this was the first case of its kind to occur in her neighbourhood.

“It’s a very quiet area and this is a total surprise,” she said.

“We’ve been here for nearly 20 years and nothing has ever happened here before, so I hope it’s not a sign of things to come.”

Detectives have been questioning ­residents in the area and will continue to ­investigate.