A $500,000 reward is on provide to assist resolve the suspected murder of Aboriginal youngsters Linden Light within the north Queensland 4 years in the past.
The 18-year-old was final seen within the city of Ayr and was presumably touring to Townsville in March 2019.
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{The teenager} has not made direct contact with household or buddies in Ayr since then and police, following in depth investigations, deem there isn’t any proof of life for Malayta.
Townsville Baby Safety Investigation Unit officer-in-charge Dave Miles on Tuesday introduced the reward for data that helps resolve his disappearance and suspected homicide.
Miles stated Malayta had sturdy connections to his group and household and disappeared with no recognized footprint close to spending, telecommunications or social media.
“Our suspicions are that he has met with foul play and that he’s deceased, therefore why we now have gone to the minister and requested for help with the reward to progress our investigations,” Miles instructed reporters.
Police have exhausted their traces of inquiry and quashed reported sightings of {the teenager} in Townsville within the 4 years he has been lacking.
Suspected use of social media accounts have additionally reached a lifeless finish, with police confirming that these accounts had been utilized by various totally different folks.
Miles stated Malayta’s household have been totally supportive of police investigations, with their final contact with him on the day he allegedly traveled from Ayr to Townsville.
No individuals of curiosity are at present recognized by the police of their ongoing investigations.
“We have no explicit person that we’re specializing in at this cut-off date, therefore the issuing of the reward, the place we’re searching for the knowledge to return to us in order that we are able to progress this.”
Malayta is Aboriginal with brown eyes and darkish brown hair and was final seen sporting a pink baseball cap, which he continuously wore.
