Body of missing man found in bush grave

Five months after he failed to return to his Newcastle home, the decomposed body of
Jay Riley has been found in a bush grave.
Police said a man charged with the 27-year-old's murder led officers to a spot
beside a creek in Minmi late on Tuesday night, where, it is alleged, Mr Riley's body
was dumped after he was killed during a fight over a drug transaction.
Adam Ellenor, also known as Adam Thompson, 28, has been charged with murder and on
Wednesday was refused bail at Maitland Local Court.
Ellenor's alleged accomplice, Jade Fennel, 26, has been charged with being an
accessary after the fact to Mr Riley's murder and with concealing a serious offence.
She too was refused bail by magistrate Sharron Crews.
The pair is due to next face Newcastle Local Court on July 14.
On Wednesday, police were scouring two crime scenes in the Hunter region for
evidence in connection with Mr Riley's killing.
His body on Wednesday was removed from one of the sites and is expected to undergo a
post-mortem examination.
"We have a further crime scene at Mt Sugarloaf where we believe the murder has
actually taken place," Detective Inspector David Waddell told AAP on Wednesday.
"Obviously, we are doing forensic examinations and searches at both of those scenes."
The two scenes are less than half-an-hour's drive apart and a short distance from
the home that Mr Riley shared with a flatmate in Cardiff, Newcastle.
On December 14, 2009, Mr Riley left his home at about 6.30pm, telling his flatmate
he wouldn't be gone for long.
Police allege the waste management worker was murdered that night and his body
dumped at Minmi, not far from the F1 Freeway, a short time later.
Insp Waddell on Wednesday told reporters that police would allege a disagreement
during a drug transaction led to a physical altercation, which resulted in Mr
Riley's death.
Police are still looking for the victim's blue 1991 Toyota Lexcen sedan that he was
driving on the night of his disappearance.
Mr Riley's family have been told about police finding the body.
"I think they were always holding out hope (that he was still alive)," Insp Waddell
said.
"They are devastated, obviously, by this news and even though they have known it was
a possibility, it's still come as a shock."
Mr Riley's separated parents, brother and two sisters all live in the Hunter region.