Deceased/Not Found AUSTRALIA - Ms Lesley Trotter, 78, Homicide, Brisbane, 28 Mar 2023

[SouthAussie]

So they think there may have been an altercation with a neighbour because she was sorting rubbish? I don’t see the issue if she’s the one putting them in the correct bins? Or is she known for continually telling many people off for their incorrect rubbish disposal?

A neighbour commented (in the Courier Mail article) that Lesley would "chase up" the neighbours who left their bins out after collection. That she was complaining but "wasn't over the top".

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/lesley-trotter-homicide-investigation-following-retired-teachers-sudden-disappearance/news-story/df35a99f9979973335d74a0621d0a9a0?amp&nk=209072a138f7635f02a626ddee6e141c-1680844327

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Yes an earlier report says the two crime scenes are in her unit and out the front of the unit complex.

I think they may have found blood near the bins, or something on CCTV. or someone heard something.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Something happen when the garbos turned up?

Oh yes I didn't think of that!

 

[SLouTh]

So they think there may have been an altercation with a neighbour because she was sorting rubbish? I don’t see the issue if she’s the one putting them in the correct bins? Or is she known for continually telling many people off for their incorrect rubbish disposal?

Pretty sad if that is the case ….


A Neighbour said he often saw Ms Trotter tidying up residents’ bins on their narrow street.

“She used to come out and look after the bins. People would leave them out and she kind of tried to tidy that up and tried to chase up the neighbours who didn’t take their bins off the road,” Mr Cunningham said.

He said Ms Trotter’s behaviour didn’t bother him, but was unaware if it caused any tension with other neighbours.

“She was complaining but she wasn’t over the top.

“It’s very strange isn’t it, I hate to think what has happened.”

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/lesley-trotter-homicide-investigation-following-retired-teachers-sudden-disappearance/news-story/df35a99f9979973335d74a0621d0a9a0

 

[TootsieFootsie]

A neighbour commented (in the Courier Mail article) that Lesley would "chase up" the neighbours who left their bins out after collection. That she was complaining but "wasn't over the top".

I think some who she "chased up" might not take very kindly to that.

Would she have gone to someone's home in the very early hours of the morning to tell them they should have recycled their stuff better ?

Or maybe some resident came out and confronted her.

 

[minusfour]

It sounds like the police are confident they know what has happened to this lady. May they find her body soon.

 

[SouthAussie]

It sounds like the police are confident they know what has happened to this lady. May they find her body soon.

I hope they don't find her at the rubbish dump.

Probably wouldn't take much to tip a 76 year old into a bin.

 

[SLouTh]

Something happen when the garbos turned up?

Good thinking M !!!!

Or did somebody dispose of her body into the bins, knowing they would soon be collected ???

I am not sure how many garbo’s per truck in Brisbane … or is it just a driver who operates the truck as it is all mechanical these days???

I hope Police have tracked down the dump location of that particular truck for that day….

imo

 

[SLouTh]

I hope they don't find her at the rubbish dump.

Probably wouldn't take much to tip a 76 year old into a bin.

I think we were both on the same wavelength with this SA….
I hope not too … how positively awful ….

 

[TootsieFootsie]

The police haven't mentioned the garbage collection truck so I am thinking it may have been ruled out.

 

[SLouTh]

The police haven't mentioned the garbage collection truck so I am thinking it may have been ruled out.

The 28th March was a Tuesday …. So the garbage may have already been gone by the time they first looked ?? And possibly the info regarding the bins has only come to light later in the investigation???

Ms Foster was only reported missing that day … last contact with her brother was via phone on the 27th …

JMO

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Or did somebody dispose of her body into the bins, knowing they would soon be collected ???

Someone told me that garbage collection trucks now have cameras in them so the driver can see what is being emptied into the truck.
I would say though that it would be time consuming watching what came out of every bin.

Oh bummer, there goes my idea to bin an old tv, just joking

 

[SLouTh]

Someone told me that garbage collection trucks now have cameras in them so the driver can see what is being emptied into the truck.
I would say though that it would be time consuming watching what came out of every bin.

Oh bummer, there goes my idea to bin an old tv, just joking

Thanks for that info … Hopefully at least Police can retrieve that footage … incase the driver was concentrating on something else that day …

 

[LollyPop]

This lady was a teacher at my high school. I’m sad that this has happened to her. I’m pretty sure she was an upstanding citizen. People who still hike at 78 aren’t likely to go around causing trouble.

I wonder if something happened to her while she was sorting through the bins. Maybe she was hit by a car? Just dreadful.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

It does sound like she was a good citizen who did her best to look after her community.

So sorry @LollyPop.

 

[Morrisa]

“This was a lady looking forward to the next chapter of her life. While she had some anxiety about moving into a retirement village, she was looking forward to that,” he said.

“Something tragic has occurred on that Tuesday morning that’s taking that opportunity away from her.

“But it will take us some days to work through the evidence we have.

“I will be providing further information specifically relevant as to how we know she is deceased either tomorrow or Sunday.”

‘Recycling dispute’ may be linked to sad development in search for missing woman

‘Whether that’s created some angst amongst the tenants, we’re working through that at the moment.’

7news.com.au

 

[TootsieFootsie]

“We believe her death occurred close to her unit block on Maryvale St, Toowong, and we currently have two crime scenes set up in that area.”

Bins at the property are believed to have been seized as Ms Trotter often sorted recycling

in the rubbish outside her property and at neighbouring properties.

“We have not ruled out that this activity, in some way, is linked to her death,” he said.

“I’ve requested that detectives from homicide join us on this matter, and they have kindly done that. At this stage, however, we do not know if the death is suspicious or not.

Could it be possible that she accidentally fell into one of the bins and couldn't get back out ?

 

[SLouTh]

Part 1 of 2 Posts …

I think this is Ms Trotters Unit … (now a crime scene)

5/52 Maryvale Street, Toowong.

Sold Unit 5/52 Maryvale Street, Toowong QLD 4066 - Feb 19, 2023

2 bedroom unit at 5/52 Maryvale Street, Toowong QLD 4066 sold on Feb 19, 2023 for $440k. View 9 photos, floorplans, schools and neighbourhood info on Homely.

www.homely.com.au

You will notice that brick work and the verandah railings match the bin photo ….

From here:

Missing Toowong woman likely to be dead, say police

Bins at an apartment complex at Toowong in inner Brisbane have been seized as police declare missing woman Lesley Trotter to be dead.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SLouTh]

Part 2 of 2 Posts …

Notice the Recycling Bin has number 58 on it ….(Not 52) Could someone have switched the bins after whatever did happen??? So it didn’t look like one was missing??

They appear to be the same bins in front of the same hedge … imo

Photo from Police Update

Update 3: Missing woman, Toowong - Brisbane North

Police have escalated their search operations in Toowong where 78-year-old Lesley Trotter went missing on March 28. It has been more than a week since

mypolice.qld.gov.au

 

[SLouTh]

Unfortunately investigations yesterday afternoon and late into the evening have led us to the conclusion that Ms Trotter is in fact deceased,” he said, adding that her body had not been found.

BBM
I am wondering if Police may know this from a Garmin or an Apple Watch connected to a fitness app of some kind ??? That her heart rate monitor had stopped Or something??

Knowing from the previous article that,

“She is an avid bushwalker and gym attendee. Most days she is doing one or the other. In the past she has conquered the Kokoda Trail and Base Camp Everest … She loves to travel and explore,” she said.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/police-fear-for-safety-of-former-schoolteacher-and-avid-hiker-following-strange-disappearance/news-story/df0d0040463401bd820c8ca4f4fc13a7