Appeal launched a year after Nicole Cartwright’s body found

Police are pleading for public assistance a year after the body of Sydney woman Nicole Cartwright was found dumped in a Hunters Hill park wrapped in a bed sheet.

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The family of murdered Lansvale woman, Nicole Cartwright, have broken down on the anniversary of her death.

Ms Cartwright, 32, was found wrapped in a sheet in a Hunters Hill park. Brother Ben said the past 12 months have been “unimaginable”.

“It’s hard to express in words what our family has been through since nicole’s death. the past 12 months have been unimaginably difficult and were still struggling to comprehend that she is never coming home.”

Ms Cartwright would have celebrated her 33rd birthday this week, and her family hold out hope justice for her can be found.

Ben Cartwright appeals for information on the anniversary of his sister Nicole's murder.

“I know we can’t bring her back, but we don’t want any other family to go through the pain that we’ve had to endure,” Mr Cartwright said.

“To the person who did this: you have cut short Nicole’s life. You destroyed our family and shattered our hearts.”

Ms Cartwright’s battered body was found by a council worker in Buffalo Creek Reserve on October 3, 2018 with the circumstances surrounding her death still shrouded in mystery.

Nicole Cartwright.

Her family along with police will today launch an appeal for the public’s help to solve her murder.

The 32-year-old’s body was found with her hands bound and body wrapped in a bed sheet — near what appeared to be a 30-metre trail of drag marks.

The Lansvale woman was last seen circling Sydney on a train three days before her body was found in the same clothes.

Her body was found wrapped in a bed sheet on October 3, 2018.

But the circumstances surrounding the murder are still unclear, with police and Ms Cartwright’s brother joining to launch a fresh appeal for public assistance as they mark one year since the gruesome discovery.

Police are still unable to account for Ms Cartwright’s whereabouts for most of the long weekend of September 28-30 — the crucial days before her murder.

Ms Cartwright was seen at train stations in the days before her body was found.

A post-mortem examination was inconclusive, however it revealed Ms Cartwright had suffered head injuries.

As part of their ongoing inquiries, investigators are interested in speaking to anyone who was involved in casual meetings resulting from Ms Cartwright’s use of online dating sites, applications, classified ads, and social media, to establish her movements in the 48 hours before her body was found.

A council worker found Ms Cartwright’s body in Buffalo Creek Reserve.

Ms Cartwright’s parents said they are struggling to come to terms with the murder, late last year saying they were “still struggling to comprehend how and why this happened.”