THE inquest into missing Eden woman, Sylvia Pajuczok, who was last seen alive on December 23, 2008, while visiting a friend at Rockton, near Bombala, will resume in Bombala on Monday.
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It is the first time the inquest has been held outside Sydney.
A number of people from the Bombala district are expected to appear before the inquest which has been set down for four days.
While it is presumed the 53-year-old grandmother was murdered, her body has never been found.
Ms Pajuczok’s daughter, Belinda Hillier, 38, of Sydney, told the Bombala Times recently that she welcomed the resumption of the inquest in Bombala.
“I believe the move [to Bombala] can only benefit our long time mystery,” Ms Hillier said.
“It will mean that Mum’s disappearance will be right in the faces of the people of Bombala.
“It’s a small town, the arrival of the coroner from Sydney to investigate [what is presumed to be a murder] will be a big thing,” she said.
Ms Hillier also believes it will be beneficial for the coroner to gain an understanding of the geographical nature of the nature – as well as its psyche.
“When he sees where Mum’s Tarago was found [abandoned on the Monaro Highway between Rockton and Bombala on December 27, with her handbag, glasses and cigarettes locked inside] he will know that it wasn’t a case of her stepping out of the car and, for example, accidentally falling,” she said.
Ms Hillier believes someone in Bombala knows something.
A person of interest has been identified and she believes he will be asked to appear before the coroner.
Rumours and innuendo surrounding Ms Pajuczok’s disappearance have deeply divided the town.