<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A $500,000 reward has been announced for information relating to the death of a toddler in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="New South Wales"><span>New South Wales</span></a><span> Hunter region 20 years ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jordan William Thompson was 21 months old when his mother, Bernice Swales, went out to run some errands on the afternoon of Thursday, March 19, 2005.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jordan was left in the care of her then-partner.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-man-dead-after-car-motorcycle-crash-in-mentone-melbourne/77dbff64-3a15-4097-8402-a55235e25f89" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Two killed as car, motorbike crash in Melbourne</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When Swales returned home, Jordan was unresponsive in the lounge room.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She rushed him across the road to Singleton Base Hospital, but he could not be revived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were told the little boy had been found face down in the bathtub, but a post-mortem later found a lethal dose of a prescription medication used to treat depression was in his system.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/jordan-william-thompson-suspicious-death-young-boy-hunter-region/61e7d5c6-bd39-4136-bb49-ff682c8880fa" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gift-card-laws-australia-why-professor-of-consumer-law-will-never-buy-one/6c5d380f-20f1-47d5-94b1-5f9c67894725" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Law expert's gift card warning as Christmas nears</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite a $100,000 reward announcement in 2015, no person has ever been convicted over Jordan's death, but police continue to treat the incident as suspicious.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators are now hopeful that the $500,000 reward from the NSW Government will encourage someone to come forward with information that leads to an arrest and conviction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I would firstly like to thank the NSW government in granting this reward to assist the police who are investigating the death of my son, Jordan Thompson," Swales said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-australia-how-it-will-be-enforced-explained/ec113782-085b-4510-b3b6-1b264e0f587e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>How Australia's world-leading social media ban will be enforced</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I firmly believe there are members of the community who possess vital information in relation to the death of my son and these persons have kept this secret for over twenty years for whatever reason.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jordan's father, Paul Thompson, passed away last year and never got a chance to see justice. I am hoping this reward will reach the conscience of a person in the community who has not previously come forward so I can obtain justice and some form of closure."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lead investigator of the case, Detective Inspector Paul Quigg, welcomed the reward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I have led this investigation for more than twenty years and believe that there are members of community who have information about the death of Jordan," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Today we are appealing to anyone with information on Jordan's death to come forward and assist investigators. If you have any information that may help us, please do the right thing, and come forward. His family deserves answers and need to obtain closure in this matter."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley urged those with information to come forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a heartbreaking case. Jordan was just 21 months old when his life was tragically cut short and his family has lived with unanswered questions for two decades," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jordan's loved ones deserve answers, and the community deserves to see justice served. If you know something, no matter how small it may seem, now is the time to speak up."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The reward of up to $500,000 is available for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Jordan's death.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anybody with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers </span><a href="https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/" rel="" target="_blank" title="online"><span>online</span></a><span> or on 1800 333 000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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