The mother of slain Buninyong woman Belinda Williams is desperate for information about her daughter’s unsolved murder.
“Someone knows something,” Shirley Macey said recently on the 17th anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance from her Buninyong home.
“Belinda’s murderer is still out there … there is someone who knows who it is.
“After 17 years, still no one has been arrested for her murder.
“I just think, hopefully, today might be the day that her killer gets caught.
“As a mother, you never get over the loss of a child.”
And Mrs Macey hopes the doubling of the reward for information – from $500,000 to $1million – will be enough to encourage someone to come forward.
She is frustrated by the lack of information about her daughter’s murder and says she’s in constant contact with investigating police.
The murder of 36-year-old Belinda in her Elizabeth Street home shocked Ballarat, particularly the fact her young daughter was in the house at the time.
At 9.30pm on June 25, 1999, Ms Williams said goodnight to two girlfriends before she cuddled up in bed with her six-year-old daughter and read her fairytales before she went to sleep.
It was the last time anyone remembers seeing Ms Williams alive.
Police believe she was killed in her home as her young daughter slept.
Ms Williams’ body was found by bushwalkers on the Mount Buninyong access road on July 6, almost two weeks after she was last seen.
Mrs Macey described her daughter as outgoing and full of fun.
“She was loving and very creative at cooking and fashion,” she said.
‘‘She was such a big part of my life and now she’s gone.”
Anyone with information about Ms Williams’ murder or other unsolved cases can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
– Ballarat Courier
