A $500,000 reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person/s responsible for the suspicious death of Cecilia Devine.
Cecilia Devine, who was also known as Kristen Pearson, was 41 when she was
reported missing from Waratah on Wednesday 5 September 2018, after family and
friends were unable to locate or contact her.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District immediately commenced
inquiries to locate Cecilia; however, their searches were unsuccessful.
On Monday 18 March 2019, staff at a water treatment facility in Katoomba located human remains in the nearby Upper Cascade Creek Dam.
In April 2019, police were advised the remains were that of Cecilia Devine.
Commander of Blue Mountains Police Area Command, Superintendent John Nelson, said he hoped this reward announcement would encourage anyone to come forward who may have seen Cecilia.
“Prior to her disappearance, Cecilia travelled from Newcastle to Katoomba yet we still don’t have firm evidence of how she got here, why she made the journey, or how she died,” Supt Nelson said.
“We are urging anyone who saw Cecilia at the time she was reported missing, or who has any information about her whereabouts at the time, to contact police. This information could very well be the missing puzzle piece for this investigation.
“Today’s coronial findings have handed the investigation back to police and we are committed to find the answers the NSW community and Cecilia’s family deserve,” he said.
Cecilia Devine