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Coroner hands down findings into 2016 disappearance of teenager Zac Barnes

July 15, 2025

It’s one of the Hunter’s most enduring cases – the disappearance of teenager Zac Barnes almost nine-years ago.

Today came a major development as an inquest resumed in Sydney – a coroner ruling the 18-year-old died in suspicious circumstances – and referring the matter to the unsolved homicide squad.

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Tyson Cottrill

Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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