Particle.news

Download on the App Store

NSW Police Relaunch $250,000 Reward in 20-Year Search for Missing Chef Simon Knight

Detectives are urging anyone who lived or worked around Surry HillsCrown and Oxford streets in July 2005 to share information that could finally give Simon Knight’s family closure.

Image
Image

Overview

  • Police Minister Yasmin Catley renewed the reward with a plea that even small details could aid detectives in resolving the case.
  • Acting Superintendent Christopher Hill specifically appealed to those who frequented Crown and Oxford streets in Surry Hills in July 2005 and anyone who knew Knight to come forward.
  • Knight’s father, Bob, and sister, Francis, reiterated the family’s enduring hope for answers after two decades without clarity.
  • Two coronial inquests, in 2008 and 2015, deemed his death likely, but no physical trace—no body, bike, camera or bank activity—has ever emerged.
  • Strike Force Glenlea continues to lead the investigation as scrutiny grows over early handling of the case detailed in a 2021 parliamentary report on hate crimes.