Malayta was just 15-years-old when he was last seen in his hometown of Ayr, south of Townsville, in 2019. 9News
Police have announced a $500,000 reward for information over the suspected murder of Queensland teenager Linden Malayta after years of dead ends in the investigation., in 2019.
Though police say it is possible that the teen is alive and living anonymously in pursuit "of a new life", detectives strongly believe he has been met with foul play.Malayta was just 15-years-old when he was last seen in his hometown of Ayr, south of Townsville, in 2019.There had earlier been unconfirmed reports Malayta was seen in Townsville, but Child Protection Investigation Unit Officer in Charge Dave Miles has said the "reality is nobody can be certain".
"The reality is no one can, with any certainty, say they have seen Linden in the last couple of years," Miles said. "There is certainly nothing in what we have found so far that identifies anyone has had contact with him. "He was certainly a young person who was very close to family but he hasn't been speaking to family or had any involvement in family."
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