Rewards

Attempted Murder of CLEIS NORBURY $250,000 REWARD

REWARD:
The Minister for Police and Corrective Services has approved a reward of $250,000 be offered for information which leads to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the attempted murder of Cleis NORBURY at Cairns on 6 October 1996.

INDEMNITY FROM PROSECUTION:
In addition, an appropriate indemnity from prosecution will be recommended for any accomplice, not being the person who actually committed the crime, who first gives such information.

The allocation of the $250,000 reward will be at the sole discretion of the Commissioner of the Police Service.

CIRCUMSTANCES:
At about 3.00 am on Sunday, 6 October 1996, Ms Cleis NORBURY, then aged 18 years, was found lying in an unconscious condition in a laneway off Mulgrave Road, Westcourt, Cairns. She had been the victim of a vicious and sustained attack, receiving severe head injuries consistent with having been repeatedly punched and kicked. She was conveyed to hospital, where she remained for some nine months. Cleis has sustained permanent brain damage as a consequence of the attack and requires constant care.

Any member of the public with information which could assist Police is asked to contact:

• the Homicide Investigation Group, Brisbane, Phone (07) 3364 6122;
• any Police Station; or
• Crime Stoppers, Phone 1800 333 000.