{"id":594894,"date":"2026-04-09T04:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/594894\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:36:09","slug":"1-million-reward-offered-decades-after-harmony-bryants-suspicious-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/594894\/","title":{"rendered":"$1 million reward offered decades after Harmony Bryant’s suspicious death"},"content":{"rendered":"

A $1 million reward is being offered for information that helps solve the mysterious and suspicious death of a young woman who was found with severe burns and clinging to life in 2003.<\/p>\n

Harmony Bryant was 26 years old when she was found with critical injuries in bushland at Bonny Hills, south of Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales mid-north coast.<\/p>\n

Her car, a Hyundai Excel, was found on fire about 200 metres from the road.<\/p>\n

\"AA $1 million reward has been offered to help provide answers about the suspicious 2003 death of Harmony Bryant. (Supplied)<\/p>\n

Bryant was treated for burns to 60 per cent of her body, a broken pelvis and multiple fractures to her arm and wrist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was in hospital for more than a month before she died from her injuries on September 19, 2003.<\/p>\n

Police say evidence suggests that Bryant fell from a nearby cliff before she was helped back to her car by at least one unknown person.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Detectives say she booked accommodation for two people at the Mid Pacific Caravan Park the day before she was found critically injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite numerous public appeals, the identity of the second person remains unknown.<\/p>\n

Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said the reward was intended to encourage anyone with long-held information to come forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"HarmonyHarmony Bryant was found clinging to life with severe burns and critical injuries. She died after a month in the hospital. (Supplied)<\/p>\n

While more than 20 years has passed since Bryant’s death, the smallest detail could still be the missing piece of evidence required to solve the case, Catley said.<\/p>\n

The case was originally handled by Mid North Coast detectives before being referred to the Homicide Squad’s Strike Force Behl in 2007.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A 2011 coronial inquest found Bryant died from burns sustained at Bonny Hills caused by a person or persons unknown. No one has ever been charged in relation to her death.<\/p>\n

Homicide Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Joe Doueihi, said the police investigation had confirmed Bryant was not alone on the night of the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He expressed hope that the $1 million incentive would finally provide the information needed to make an arrest and offer closure to the Bryant family.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.<\/p>\n

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