The former husband and daughter of "body-in-the-suitcase" victim Annabelle Chen have been charged with her murder.
Police released a statement on Wednesday afternoon saying the 65-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman have been charged with Mosman Park woman's death.
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Body in suitcase murder breakthrough
There's been a major breakthrough in the suitcase murder mystery with a 65 year old man and 25 year old woman charged with murder. Vision: Today Perth News.
The 57-year-old, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the Swan River on July 2, was understood to have been estranged from her two step-children, one who lived in Perth.
She was reported missing by her biological daughter, Tiffany Wan, who lives in Melbourne, two months after her death following an extensive public appeal from police to help identify her.
Police had previously told media Ms Chen's former husband, Ah Ping Ban, lived overseas.
Mr Ban and Ms Chen's daughter Tiffany Yiting Wan will face Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The phone number at Ms Chen's home in Mosman Park is, according to RP Data, listed under "T. Wan".
The wealthy woman, described as a private and spiritual person, moved to Australia in 1999 and was an Australian citizen.
Detective Senior Sergeant Tom Mills, earlier this month, said Ms Chen's family had been helpful in assisting police to piece together her final days.
She was last seen by her Melbourne-based daughter on June 30, two days before her body was found floating in the river.
She reportedly received millions in a divorce settlement in the early 1990s and was financially independent.
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