Grave concerns for airline steward Luke Davies, 29, have led to an urgent police investigation after they uncovered his blood-stained clothes in a skip on Wednesday morning in Cronulla.
Davies had visited his boyfriend, former Channel Ten red carpet reporter Jesse Baird, 26, at his home in Paddington where a large pool of blood was uncovered by forensic officers.
According to neighbours, Baird was last seen exiting his multi-million-dollar terrace house in Paddington on Monday night, moving furniture.
On at least one piece of furniture, specks of blood were found.
Police attended Davies’ home in Waterloo, but he was not located.
A witness has led police to investigate a third person for their possible involvement, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported.
Both Davies and Baird have not been able to be contacted since the discovery.
The family of Davies reported him missing on Tuesday.
NSW Police are currently treating Davies’s disappearance as a suspicious missing person.
“He has not been seen since, his family have been unable to contact him and he has not been at work,” NSW Police said in a statement,
Police describe Davies as of Caucasian appearance, about 175 centimetres tall with a medium build, brown hair and brown eyes.
Baird is described as Caucasian, about 185 centimetres tall with a muscular build. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
The clothes found in the bin behind a club in Cronulla, about 30 kilometres away from Baird’s home, contained items which have led police to believe they belong to both men.
Police are still investigating the nature of the couple’s relationship and are speaking to their friends to corroborate an understanding of the circumstances leading up to the case.
Investigators are seeking to speak with Baird, who they have indicated may be alive.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Baird parted ways with Channel Ten last month where he was a producer on Totally Wild and a presenter.
NSW Police Eastern Beaches Commander Detective Superintendent Jodi Radmore said in a press conference on Thursday afternoon investigators were not ruling out any possible circumstances and the pair’s final movements were still under investigation.
“Witnesses during the canvas yesterday reported some shouting on Monday, earlier in the morning,” she said.
Superintendent Radmore said the items found in the Cronulla bin were uncovered by a worker who discovered the bloodstained clothes and reported it.
A phone, credit cards and other personal items which were also found and are currently being forensically investigated.
Additionally, cars belonging to both men have been seized.
All forensic testing “is being currently done,” Superintendent Radmore told journalists.
More to come.
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