The state government has increased the reward for information over the 2008 murder of a couple at Caves Beach as a fresh inquest begins in Newcastle today into their deaths.
The bodies of 50-year-old Robert Pashkuss and 41-year-old Stacey McMaugh were found inside a Macquarie Grove home at about midday on Sunday 6 January 2008 by Ms McMaugh's teenage son.
Despite exhaustive inquiries by detectives from Strike Force Chuter, the crime remains unsolved.
NSW Minister for Justice and Police, Troy Grant has today announced the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible has been increased from $100,000 to $250,000.
A Coronial Inquest into the deaths of Mr Pashkuss and Ms McMaugh is due to resume today. Previous hearings have been held in March and June of this year.
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| Robert Pashkuss and Stacey McMaugh |
