Nicole Cartwright: Family's emotional appeal one year after discovery of body in Sydney park
"Please help us find justice for Nicole."
They're the words of a brother who's been missing his little sister for the past year.
Nicole Cartwright's battered body was found by a council worker in a park at Hunters Hill, on Sydney's lower north shore, exactly one year ago today.
Nicole Cartwright also used dating apps, and police are keen to talk to anybody who might have talked to her Supplied
Nicole Cartwright was found dead a year ago. Supplied
"Nicole would have turned 33 on Tuesday," her brother Ben Cartwright said today.
"It was a heartbreaking reminder of the immense pain we feel on the day that should have been a celebration."
Nicole Cartwright's family, including her parents and brother. Supplied
He's speaking out, alongside police, in the hope of jogging someone's memory and getting that piece of information that might lead to a breakthrough.
Police have pieced together Nicole's movements up until the early hours of her birthday - October 1 - last year.
But her final 48 hours hold "significant gaps" they're desperate to fill.
They know Nicole, from Sydney's south west, was at Museum train station in the city at around 9.15pm on September 30.
Nicole Cartwright's brother, Ben, read a statement to appeal for help Supplied
She was then seen with a friend in Paddington around 10pm.
At 12.30am she called an Uber from Moore Park road in Paddington, to take her to Robson Park in Haberfield.
That's her last known location until her body was found two days later.
Police are looking for a pedestrian and cars caught on CCTV near where her body was found Supplied
Police today revealed they believe Nicole may have been killed elsewhere, and her body dumped in the Hunters Hill park.
Police have released images of several cars seen driving down Pittwater Road, East Ryde, before 6am on October 3, 2018.
There is also a person seen walking along the road.
Nicole Cartwright on CCTV before she was found dead. Supplied
"We believe these vehicles and person may be in position to assist us even if they may not realise it," Detective Acting inspector Jason Dickinson said today.
Police would especially like to see any dash cam footage from those vehicles.
Nicole's brother Ben has this message for the person responsible.
"You have cut short Nicole's life. You have destroyed our family and shattered our hearts," he said.
The family believes someone knows something and is urging those people to come forward. Nine
The last time Nicole was seen alive, at a Sydney train station. Supplied
The family believes someone knows something and is urging those people to come forward.
"Help police find whoever killed my sister," he said.
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