NSW police seek cold case motel guests

Guests who stayed at a rural NSW motel more than two decades ago are being urged to contact police about the unsolved murder of a young nanny.

A coronial inquest into the bashing death of Penny Hill, 21, has been put on hold while detectives seek further evidence.

Ms Hill was found slumped unconscious against a gate near the town of Coolah in western NSW about 8am (AEST) on July 8, 1991.

She had suffered severe head and facial injuries and never regained consciousness. She died two weeks later in hospital.

Investigators from Strike Force Samdon are appealing for guests who stayed at the Black Stump Motel in Coolah in 1990 and 1991 to contact them.

“Ms Hill had been staying at the motel prior to her death and police believe other guests who stayed there earlier than Ms Hill could have information critical to the investigation,” Detective Chief Inspector John Lehmann said in a statement on Tuesday.

New DNA evidence was uncovered in February when the motel owners found a secret compartment under a bed during renovations.

The discovery sparked a second inquest into her death, which opened at Tamworth Coroners Court last week.

The compartment contained a hacksaw blade, a business card for a United Kingdom insurance company, a toilet roll, the butt of a rifle, a package of condoms dating back to the time of Ms Hill’s death, and a used condom.

It is unclear if the items are related to the murder.

The inquest has been told a number of witnesses have been asked to provide a DNA sample following the discovery.

A $100,000 reward for information leading to the conviction Ms Hill’s murderer remains in place.

The Coronial Inquest is set to resume in July.

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