Kirsty Bentley

Kirsty Bentley's mother is welcoming news police are offering a 100 thousand dollar reward for information on the Ashburton teen's death.

The 15-year-old's brother says he's relieved he's no longer considered the main suspect as police reveal the killer was more likely a lone male who either ...

A scrunchie she used to tie her hair back with when walking, was on her wrist. “Up until his death, Sid failed to account for his whereabouts during the period Kirsty is most likely to have been killed. We have an opportunity to become a national park city. Williams’ theory was that Sid arrived home sometime shortly after 4pm on December 31, 1998, to find John had killed Kirsty, perhaps accidentally. “Someone out there knows the truth. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. However, he changed his story in October 2000, after apparently banging his head on a cupboard. Several police officers have headed the homicide investigation. Murton said police had evidence which showed that person was either a cannabis user or grower. Why wasn't she found the night of Kirsty's disappearance as searchers scoured that area? Kirsty's underwear was on a bush nearby. Before Sid died of cancer in 2015, he told Murton he had been confused about where he was on the day Kirsty disappeared, and reverted to his original story.

The Ashburton 15-year-old was last seen walking her dog on new year's eve of that year.

The offer will remain in place for six months and the Commissioner of Police will determine the amount of the reward and will, if necessary, apportion payment where there is more than one claimant. “That’s why today we’re offering up to $100,000 for material information or evidence leading to the identify and conviction of the person or people responsible for her death. “Our ultimate goal is to provide answers and a sense of closure for Kirsty’s family.

Police are offering a $100,000 reward for information about the murder of Ashburton teenager Kirsty Bentley in 1998. Kirsty was last seen walking her dog on ...

Police have offered a $100000 reward for information leading to the person responsible for the cold case murder of Ashburton teen Kirsty Bentley.

- Detective Inspector Greg Murton: Murton is the officer in charge of the investigation into Kirsty’s murder. - Sid Bentley: Kirsty’s father, who died of cancer in 2015. He was the only one home when she set off for her walk. - On July 25, 2022, police announced the new reward for information. - There werea number of sightings of her after she left. Kirsty's underwear was on a bush nearby.

Police are today announcing a $100000 reward for information about the murder of Ashburton teen Kirsty Bentley. Kirsty was last seen walking her dog on the ...

The offer will remain in place for six months. “Someone out there knows the truth. “That’s why today we’re offering up to $100,000 for material information or evidence leading to the identify and conviction of the person or people responsible for her death.

A criminal defence barrister is warning a $100,000 reward which is being offered for information about the murder of Ashburton teenager Kirsty Bentley could ...

Police have new information in the unsolved murder of Canterbury teenager Kirsty Bentley, and now believe her killer was likely to have been a cannabis ...

No blood in the father's ute ... he was accused of transporting his daughter's body to the gorge." "No evidence, there was no blood at the house" - Journalist Chris Cook "No evidence, there was no blood at the house" - Journalist Chris Cook duration 6:21 He published new information on the case in this week's Listener. They're also very familiar with the Rakaia Gorge area and probably a very good chance that they were involved with cannabis growing or cannabis usage." "No evidence, there was no blood at the house.

Ashburton schoolgirl Kirsty Bentley's killer may already have been spoken to by police, the Herald understands, as a $100,000 reward, and possible immunity, ...

She is the Kirsty I remember." "But I think of the happy memories, not the day she died. It was also the case for Jarrod Allan Mangels. After a drunken Nelson night out in 2003, Mangels was asked to give a blood sample. There is a chance that has happened," Murton said. Someone knows the truth, he said. That's what we're hoping for."