Michelle Bright was a 17-year-old girl who was found raped and murdered in New South Wales, Australia.
Michelle Bright | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michelle Loraine Bright 2 June 1981 New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 2 February 1999 (aged 17) Gulgong, New South Wales |
| Cause of death | Undetermined. Homicide |
| Body discovered | 5 February 1999 |
| Resting place | Gulgong General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia 32°22′32″S 149°31′52″E / 32.37554°S 149.53111°E (approximate) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Student |
She was last seen at 12:45 am on 27 February 1999 by a friend who dropped her off in Mayne Street, Gulgong following a friend's 15th birthday party that day.[1] The Minister for Police, Michael Daley, announced that the NSW Government offered a reward of $500,000 to solve the murder of Bright, the second-highest reward offered in NSW (the highest being the reward offered for the recovery of William Tyrrell).[2] The police regarded Bright's death as a horrific crime.[3]
On 10 August 2020, the reward was raised to $1,000,000.[4] The following day, 53-year-old Craig Henry Rumsby, a former neighbour of Bright's, was arrested for her murder, and also an assault with intent to rape against an 18-year-old committed in 1998.[5]
On 30 June 2023, Rumsby was found guilty of Bright's murder and the assault on the 18-year-old.[6][7]
On 7 August 2023, Justice Robert Allan Hulme sentenced Rumsby to 32 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 24 years: Rumsby will be eligible for parole in 2044, at the age of 77.
References
edit- ^ "Who killed Michelle? A family needs closure". Tim Barlass, The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 March 2014.
- ^ O’Neill, Marnie (25 February 2017). "Aussie mother begs daughter's killer to break 18-year silence and turn himself in". News.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Reward of $500,000 to solve the murder of Michelle Bright". NSW Government of Australia.
- ^ Austin, Madeline (3 June 2022). "Man to face trial over 1999 murder of Michelle Bright in Central West". ABC News. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Emma Partridge and Mary Ward (12 August 2020). "Former neighbour charged with murder over Michelle Bright's murder". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Craig Rumsby found guilty of murdering teenager Michelle Bright more than two decades after her death". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 30 June 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Marlan, Zaarkacha (30 June 2023). "Michelle Bright, 17, was murdered in 1999. On Friday a jury found Craig Rumsby guilty of killing her and dumping her body". ABC News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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