A SYDNEY businessman's frozen body was found dumped in a freezer chest, a week after he disappeared from his tyre shop. Police confirmed yesterday that they made the gruesome discovery last month.
Allan Noor's body was hidden inside a commercial freezer in the basement of an apartment block in Sydney's south.
Mr Noor, 49, was last seen on December 31 at the Payless Tyres store he owned and operated at Chatswood in Sydney's north.
The father-of-three was reported missing to police on New Year's Day after he failed to turn up to a party the night before.
A week later, police found Mr Noor's frozen body, which showed no signs of violence or injury, beneath a unit block in Carlton.
Police last night appealed to the public for information which may help them track down his killer.
Senior police defended their decision not to release details of Mr Noor's gruesome death earlier, saying the decision was made for "operational reasons".
It is understood the entire freezer chest, with Mr Noor's intact body, was taken to Glebe Morgue for a post-mortem examination. No cause of death has been established.
Strike Force Kenton, which comprises detectives from the state crime command's homicide squad as well as St George, Dee Why and Chatswood police, was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr Noor's death.
Detectives believe Mr Noor may have been kidnapped from his work, or at least incapacitated, after they discovered the business unlocked and unsecured.
"Obviously we are treating this as a murder, yes, and it is out of character for the business to be left unsecured," a police spokesman said.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen Mr Noor in the vicinity of his tyre shop on the Pacific Highway, or near the unit block in Hampton Court Rd at Carlton, between December 31 and January 7.
His green Volvo sedan was last seen leaving the business on December 31.
The car was later found abandoned and parked on the corner of Buchanan St and Hampton Court Rd at Carlton on January 3.
The car has since been seized for forensic analysis.
"Police are appealing to anyone who has any information about the green Volvo or who may have seen any activity around the vehicle in and around the Carlton area between December 31, 2010, and January 3, 2011," police said in a statement.
Anyone with information about Mr Noor's murder is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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