Search for woman follows husband’s death

YOUNG German woman Tanja Ebert remains missing in remote South Australia a day after her husband and sole suspect in her disappearance took his own life.

The search zeroed in on the family’s property near Mannaseason,” hill, close to the NSW border, yesterday.

But efforts to locate the 23year-old were hampered as a Commissioner’s Inquiry investigated the death of her husband Michael Burdon, and took charge of the scene.

Police reported officers “momentarily lost sight of” Mr Burdon just before his death on Wednesday.

Mr Burdon had been interviewed at a nearby police station earlier on Wednesday before being returned to his house. He remains the only person of interest in the presumed murder of Ms Ebert, but Detective Superintendent Des Bray said he made no admissions related to his wife.

“Michael was not under arrest at the time and at this point in time there is still no evidence to prove that Michael is responsible for the murder,” Supt Bray said.

He said Mr Burdon’s death had made the investigation more difficult and the couple’s children, aged one and three, were too young to provide any information.

The boys were being cared for by another family member.

“The welfare plan that will be considered for the children will obviously address anything they may or may not have been exposed

Bray said.

Ms Ebert was last seen near Roseworthy, more than 50km north of Adelaide, as she drove home from Adelaide with her husband and children last week.

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