Inquest finds German backpacker Simone Strobel killed by homicide - but can’t say who attacker was

Latest inquest rejects previously found ‘very strong suspicion’ that a member of Strobel’s traveling party was involved in her death near a Lismore campground Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn inquest has found German backpacker Simone Strobel died by homicide in northern New South Wales, but was unable to say who killed her. It has recommended police undertake further analysis of two unmatched DNA samples recovered during the original investigation.The NSW state coroner, Teresa O’Sullivan, delivered her findings on Thursday into Strobel’s 2005 death in Lismore in the state’s northern rivers. Continue reading...

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