South Australia Police have confirmed the remains found in bushland south of Adelaide last week have been identified as Jeffrey Robert Mundy.
The decomposed body was discovered by a bushwalker who was looking at wildlife off Mount Alma Road at Inman Valley on the Fleurieu Peninsula at about 5:30pm last Friday.
Mr Mundy was last seen by his family on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in the Seaford area, south of Adelaide.
“The disappearance of Jeff at that time was declared a major crime and was investigated by Major Crime Investigation branch under Taskforce Southern,” Major Crime Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke said.
“Now that we have located Jeff, we will be reviewing all aspects of the initial investigation.”
Jeffrey Robert Mundy was last seen in December 2020. (SA Police / Crime Stoppers)
Mr Fielke said police believe there are people who know what happened to Mr Mundy and have offered a $200,000 reward for anyone who has information that leads to an arrest.
“It’s been over five years since Jeff Mundy went missing,” Detective Superindendent Fielke said.
“It’s possible those people, for whatever reason, did not come forward at the time of the initial investigation.
“Over the last five years, people who did not come forward, their circumstances and their allegiances may have changed.”
Rob and Belinda Mundy have pleaded with anyone with information to come forward to police. (ABC News: Sarah Maunder)
In a statement read out on behalf of Mr Mundy’s family, his father Rob thanked detectives for their work “during this devastating time”.
“And to the person who found Jeff, we could never express enough gratitude to you for assisting to bring our son home,” he said.
“For five-and-a-half years, our family has lived with unbearable ache, the pain of not knowing what happened to Jeff or where he was.
“The suffering and heartbreak caused by the loss of Jeffrey has impacted every body and every member of our family, and it is something that we are forced to live with each and every day.”
Rob described Mr Mundy as “a father, a loving son, a brother and an uncle” and pleaded with anyone with information to come forward.
“We are grateful Jeffrey has now been found and brought home so we can lay Jeff to rest with love and the dignity he deserves,” he said.
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