The Western Australian Police Commissioner will investigate a complaint by former Bermuda prosecutor Lloyd Rayney, who detectives suspect of murdering his wife.

Detective Senior Sergeant Jack Lee has publicly named Mr. Rayney, now a high-profile lawyer in Perth, Western Australia, as prime suspect in the investigation into the murder of Corryn Rayney.

After that allegation last week, Mr. Rayney issued a statement to the media denying involvement in his wife's death.

According to a report on the Australian ABC News network, Western Australia's Deputy Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has revealed that Mr. Rayney's lawyer has contacted the Police, concerned his client has been smeared by their allegations. The matter is being treated as a formal complaint.

Mrs. Rayney, 44, who was a Supreme Court Registrar, went missing after a dance class on August 7.

Nine days later, her body was discovered by Police in a grave at a park in central Perth. According to news reports, forensic testing led Police to believe she was killed in the family home in Perth before her body was dumped.

Mr. Rayney worked in Bermuda as a Senior Crown Counsel from 2003 to 2004, and has two daughters, aged ten and 13, with his late wife.

After a raid on his home last Thursday he was charged on an unrelated matter under the Surveillance Devices Act, which regulates the tapping of phones.

According to reports, Police will allege that a tap had been put on the family telephone used by Mrs. Rayney.

Mr. Rayney has been bailed, and is due to appear at Perth Magistrates' Court tomorrow to face the charge.