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The reward for information over the 1988 death of a New South Wales teenager has been increased to $1 million as police press to solve the case.
The body of Gomeroi teenager Mark Anthony Haines, 17, was found on train tracks along Warral Road near Tamworth after a night out with friends, on January 16, 1988.
Following a police investigation at the time, a coronial inquest returned an open finding.
In 2018, the 30th anniversary of Mark’s death, a $500,000 reward was announced for information.
A review of investigative records finished in 2022, with the information sent to the state coroner for investigation.
A coronial inquest was announced this year to begin in 2024.
Today, the standing reward was officially doubled.
“We believe there are people in the community who have vital information about Mark’s disappearance and know exactly what happened to him on that day,” Detective Acting Superintendent Jason Darcy said.
