Massive $1MILLION reward on offer for information on the gruesome murder of a Sydney horse trainer whose charred body was found in a burned-out car
- Body of George Brown, 38, was found inside burnt-out Ford Falcon in 1984
- Mr Brown died from head injuries inflicted before car was set on fire
- NSW Police launched Strike Force Comboyne to investigate the cold case
- His killing has been linked to ring-in scam and to poor performance of horses
A $1million reward has been offered for information on the murder of a racehorse trainer on the 35th anniversary of his gruesome killing.
The body of Sydney trainer George Brown, 38, was found inside a burnt-out Ford Falcon in bushland at Bulli Tops, north of Wollongong in New South Wales on April 2, 1984.
Mr Brown died from head injuries inflicted prior to the sedan being set on fire with his body inside. His legs were broken and his arm was bent backwards.
The body of Sydney trainer George Brown (pictured), 38, was found inside a burnt-out Ford Falcon in bushland at Bulli Tops, north of Wollongong in New South Wales on April 2, 1984
A coroner found he was possibly force-fed a large amount of alcohol before he was killed.
NSW Police have launched Strike Force Comboyne to investigate the cold case with detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad investigating.
A reward of $1million has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the people responsible for Mr Brown’s murder.
Mr Brown worked at the Randwick racecourse in Sydney.
Mr Brown (pictured) died from head injuries inflicted prior to the sedan being set on fire with his body inside
His killing had been linked to the Fine Cotton scam, a scheme which involved a faster racehorse being disguised as a slower one.
During the inquest, the murder was also linked to the poor performance of one his horses, the Illawarra Mercury reported.
In 2016, Mr Brown’s sister Jean O’Leary said she did not know why her brother had been ‘absolutely mutilated’.
‘You never get over it, it’s with you every day – the torture, the absolute torture that such a good man would have died like that,’ she told the Illawarra Mercury.
‘He wasn’t a rogue, he wasn’t dishonest. Who would want to do it to him, I wouldn’t ever know.’