The search for answers into the death of Jordan William Thompson in Singleton in 2005 have ramped up with the NSW Government announcing a $500,000 reward for information relating to the incident.
Jordan was 21 months old when his mother went to run some errands leaving him in the care of her then partner during the afternoon of Thursday 19 March 2005.
When she returned she found Jordan in his room unresponsive. She rushed him across the road to Singleton Base Hospital but he could not be revived.
Police were told the little boy was found face down in the bathtub but a postmortem later found a lethal dose of a prescription medication used to treat depression in his system. No one has ever been convicted over Jordan’s death, but police continue to treat the incident as suspicious.
Detective Inspector Paul Quigg has led this investigation for more than 20 years and believes there are members of the community who have information about the death of Jordan.
“Today we are appealing to anyone with information on Jordan’s death to come forward and assist investigators. If you have any information that may help us, please do the right thing, and come forward. His family deserves answers and need to obtain closure in this matter.”
Jordan’s mother, Bernice, has joined police in appealing to the community for someone to come forward.
“I would firstly like to thank the NSW Government in granting this reward to assist the police who are investigating the death of my son, Jordan Thompson,” she said.
“I firmly believe there are members of the community who possess vital information in relation to the death of my son and these persons have kept this secret for over twenty years for whatever reason.
“Jordan’s father, Paul Thompson, passed away last year and never got a chance to see justice. I am hoping this reward will reach the conscience of a person in the community who has not previously come forward so I can obtain justice and some form of closure.”
The reward of up to $500,000 is available for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Jordan’s death.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
