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

A second person has been charged in connection with the alleged murder of a man whose body was found wrapped in a tarpaulin in a suburban backyard last month.

Police began inquiries into the death of Johnny Birch, 39, after his half-buried body was discovered on a property in Glenorie, in Sydneys north-west, on March 14. 

A 35-year-old woman was arrested at the property on Thursday and taken to Castle Hill Police Station where she was charged with accessory after the fact to murder and larceny – accessory before the fact.

She was refused bail and will appear in Parramatta Local Court on May 29.

The woman is the second person to be charged in connection with Birchs death. 

The update comes after a 24-year-old man was arrested at a property in Glenorie on March 23, nine days after Birchs body was discovered. 

The man was charged with murder and remains before the courts. 

Birchs family reported him missing on March 13, two days before a cousin found his body in a paddock wrapped in a tarp.

Johnny Birch (pictured) was discovered at a property in Glenorie in Sydneys north-west

Two people have been charged in connection with the alleged murder (one arrest is pictured)

Police found Birchs body wrapped in a tarp in a suburban backyard (pictured)

An unidentified relative said a cousin of Birch had found his body after becoming worried about him.

Hed been missing for a short time and they went looking for him, the relative said.

They obviously knew something about where he was going.

The family said Birch had a criminal past and had been to prison a few times.

He had a few issues, a relative said. 

He was a good family man but what he did [outside] of family was a bit shaky.

Before the most recent arrests, two men aged 24 and 34, and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at the scene. 

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