The NSW Government, together with the NSW Police Force, will announce a $1 million reward for information into the murder of Toni Tiki nearly 30 years ago.
Toni Tiki – then aged 26 – was last seen leaving a New Year’s Eve party at the South Maroubra Surf Life Saving club about 1.30am on Monday 1 January 1996.
Toni had left the party with a male friend who had agreed to walk her home, before he decided he wanted to remain at the party, and they parted ways.
When Toni could not be contacted or located, she was reported missing to Eastern Beaches Police Area Command by a friend on Tuesday 2 January 1996.
Local police commenced inquiries to locate Toni before her body was discovered in scrubland near the surf club on Friday 5 January 1996.
A postmortem indicated Toni died has a result of severe injuries.
Detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad took carriage of the investigation; however, the case remains unsolved.
As inquiries under Strike Force Ionian 2 continue, a $1 million reward will be announced for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Toni’s murder.