Police offer reward for information about teenager who disappeared SEVEN years ago after vanishing from her home
- The reward comes as a coronial inquest into her suspected death begins
- The 15-year-old was last seen leaving her Greenacre home in late 2012
- Her family believe she may have been met with foul play after her disappearance
Police shared this photo of Katrina when appealing for information about her disappearance
A reward will be offered for any information relating to the whereabouts of a teenage girl who vanished more than seven years ago.
Katrina Bohnenkamp was only 15 years old when she disappeared from her home in Greenacre, in Sydney’s south-west in 2012.
The teenager hasn’t been seen or heard from since. A coronial inquest will begin next week investigating her suspected death.
The NSW government have not yet confirmed the amount of money they will be offering but they hope the reward will lead to the arrest of the people involved, or will result in Katrina coming home to her friends and family.
When Katrina, now 22, left her home, she didn’t tell the other residents where she was going or when she would be home.
The 15-year-old (pictured) was last seen in late 2012. Family showed her eyes were actually blue, despite the police appeal stating she had brown eyes
The teenager often shared pictures to her social media accounts (pictured) up until her disappearance
Some police appeals and media coverage at the time claimed she was last seen on November 2 while other reports say the date is closer to October 25.
Family members previously told the Sydney Morning Herald she hasn’t used her bank accounts or social media pages since her disappearance.
The publication reported her family believed she had been met with foul play.
The family also argue crucial information released to the public was incorrect, including her missing person poster which claims she has brown eyes instead of blue.
They claim they asked for the poster to be amended, but the current AFP online page for Katrina still lists the original information.
Early on, there were reports she was spotted in Blacktown, Quakers Hill and Riverstone, but police have never confirmed any official sightings.
The family previously claimed they asked for her missing person poster (pictured in 2019) to be amended to say she had blue eyes, but it still has not been changed
At the time, her half-sister Jaide said ‘some days I think someone has done something to her, but other days I’m like ”it’s just Katrina, she’s just taken off”.’
A ‘Find Katrina Bohnenkamp’ Facebook page was set up shortly after her disappearance, but the page has not been active since May 18, 2017.
NSW Police continue to investigate her disappearance and will hold a press conference on Tuesday with a family member to appeal for information.