A body found in New South Wales is thought to be that of a man wanted over the murder of three people in a small Australian town in January.

Julian Ingram was on bail for domestic violence offences at the time of the killings of his pregnant ex-partner Sophie Quinn, her friend and her aunt in Lake Cargelligo, about 450km (280mi) west of Sydney. All were shot.

Police said on Monday that a man's body, understood to be Ingram, was discovered beside an abandoned ute 50km (31mi) north-west of where the murders happened.

He was last seen on January 22 and police say the body appears to have been there "for some time".

It was discovered by wildlife officers out eradicating feral pests.