Heartbreaking find in search for missing Sydney dad

Police have found a body that they say is suspected of being that of a 20-year-old who went missing from Ingleburn earlier this year.

Police have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in bushland in southwestern Sydney as part of a three-month search for a 20-year-old who went missing from Ingleburn.

In March, police began investigating after Jayden Harwood, 20, went missing and launched a public appeal for information.

His mother previously told Nine News that the father-of-two was last seen on Sackville Street on March 1 after staying at his girlfriend’s parents’ house.

His mother, Alanai-Brie Wallace, said that in her family’s final conversation with him, he said that he had been attacked and was trying to get back to his girlfriend’s partners’ home.

Jayden Harwood, 20, was last seen in Ingleburn in March. Picture: Supplied/Nine.

Police launched an investigation after Jayden Harwood went missing. Picture: Supplied/Nine.

“I need my son back, I need my baby back,“ Ms Wallace told Nine News earlier this month.

“I need to know what’s happened, why he’s not here.”

On Saturday morning, police and SES found a man’s body while searching bushland near Ingleburn.

“During the search the remains of a man suspected to be that of the 20-year-old were located,” NSW Police said in a statement.

Police are yet to positively identify the man and are attempting to determine the cause of death.

Police have launched Strike Force Devon to investigate the incident.