Three years on: Statement from the family of Théo Hayez
Statement from the family of Théo Hayez
We are devastated another year has passed and Théo is still missing. Every day Théo is missing is as difficult as the last as we navigate our endless and ambiguous grief and continue to seek answers to what happened to our boy. As with all families of missing people we are unable to properly grieve and heal, as we don’t have a conclusion.
We have not given up. Despite experiencing terrible floods, the community in Byron Bay remain our most steadfast and dedicated supporters. They are currently helping to organise a publicity campaign to create local awareness of the $500,000 reward for any information that leads to conclusions and supporting the investigation. We remain hopeful that the coronial inquest and the $500,000 reward from NSW police will yield the answers we so desperately need.
We welcome the news that we have received through the coroner that the Missing Person’s Registry will carry out further investigation into Théo’s disappearance. Private investigator, Ken Gamble continues to work with us and investigates all new leads. Since the reward was announced, we have continued to see people come forward offering information to support the search. We hope that the inquest will allow our investigative team to have better access to data to investigate these leads more thoroughly.
A key question we are seeking to address is whether he was with someone on the night of May 31, 2019 – which we strongly believe to be the case considering the circumstances. Walking into the bushland and climbing up the grassy side of the Cape Byron cliff alone at night is something we believe Théo would never have done unless he was with someone at the time.
We will mark this day privately. We ask that the privacy and respect of the family is maintained during this difficult time. Thank you.
– The Hayez family
Quotes from the family of Théo Hayez
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