COFFS HARBOUR, NSW – February 20, 2025
A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder following the alleged killing of Duncan Campbell in Coffs Harbour last year.
Campbell, 58, was last seen on February 4, 2024, in Albany Street, Coffs Harbour. After failing to make contact, he was reported missing on February 9. His body was discovered three days later in bushland near his campsite on John Champion Way.
Initially deemed non-suspicious, further investigations confirmed Campbell had been murdered. The case was taken over by the Homicide Squad under Strike Force Belinda. On February 18, 2025, detectives announced a $500,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
A breakthrough came on February 19, when detectives arrested a 66-year-old man in Coffs Harbour. He was taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station and charged with murder. Police will allege in court that the accused bludgeoned Campbell to death with a steel pole between February 4 and February 5, 2024.
The man has been refused bail and is set to appear in Coffs Harbour Local Court today (February 20, 2025).