Coroner closes investigation into missing man after farmers find human skull
For eight years, no one knew the final resting place of missing man Jayden Penno-Tompsett. When his skull was found on a farm, a coronial inquiry reopened.
Jayden Penno-Tompsett, a 22-year-old man, disappeared near Charters Towers in 2017. An inquest in 2021 concluded he likely died from exposure to the elements while under the influence of drugs. The inquest was reopened in 2025 after his skull was found on a farm. The coroner has now closed the investigation, stating the original findings were likely correct. Jayden's mother had expressed concerns about foul play due to unpaid drug debt, but the coroner found insufficient evidence to support this theory.
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