Major update after man was found  half-buried and wrapped in a tarpaulin in a suburban backyard in Sydney

A 2nd idiosyncratic has been charged successful transportation with the alleged execution of a antheral whose assemblage was recovered wrapped successful a tarpaulin successful a suburban backyard past month.

Police began inquiries into the decease of Johnny Birch, 39, aft his half-buried assemblage was discovered connected a spot successful Glenorie, in Sydney's north-west, connected March 14. 

A 35-year-old pistillate was arrested astatine the spot connected Thursday and taken to Castle Hill Police Station wherever she was charged with accessory aft the information to execution and larceny – accessory earlier the fact.

She was refused bail and volition look successful Parramatta Local Court connected May 29.

The pistillate is the 2nd idiosyncratic to beryllium charged successful transportation with Birch's death. 

The update comes aft a 24-year-old antheral was arrested astatine a spot successful Glenorie connected March 23, 9 days aft Birch's assemblage was discovered. 

The antheral was charged with execution and remains earlier the courts. 

Birch's household reported him missing connected March 13, 2 days earlier a relative recovered his assemblage successful a paddock wrapped successful a tarp.

An unidentified comparative said a relative of Birch had recovered his assemblage aft becoming disquieted astir him.

'He'd been missing for a abbreviated clip and they went looking for him,' the comparative said.

'They evidently knew thing astir wherever helium was going.'

The household said Birch had a transgression past and had been to situation a fewer times.

'He had a fewer issues,' a comparative said. 

'He was a bully household antheral but what helium did [outside] of household was a spot shaky.'

Before the astir caller arrests, 2 men aged 24 and 34, and a 35-year-old pistillate were arrested astatine the scene. 

They were taken to Castle Hill Police Station and released pending further investigation.