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ACT Policing’s Major Collision Team are re-appealing for information from the public on the third anniversary of 28-year-old Queanbeyan man Jyle Molloy Murphy’s death.
About 11.00pm on Sunday, 27 February 2022, Jyle was struck and killed by a vehicle on Pialligo Avenue heading towards Queanbeyan.
Police have confirmed Jyle was picked up by a dark coloured sedan while he was on Morshead Drive sometime before 11.00pm that evening, and are re-releasing dash-cam footage from another vehicle showing this.
Soon after, Jyle exited this vehicle and was walking along Pialligo Avenue when he was struck and killed.
A review of CCTV footage also identified a white Toyota 4WD in the area.
Sergeant Will Stevenson from ACT Policing’s Major Collision Team said police knew there were people with information in the community, including the occupants of those two vehicles on the 27th of February 2022.
“Today, I am once again appealing to members of the community with any information about Jyle’s death to get in contact with us,” Sergeant Stevenson said.
“Imagine if it was your family member or friend, and you were still left with unanswered questions as to what happened to your loved one three years later.
“We know there are people in the community who have information, and we are urging those people to do the right thing and come forward.
“This is not going away and police will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident until we have answers.
“Any information you might have, no matter how big or small, could be the piece that we need to ultimately discover what happened to Jyle.”
Police are once again calling on any of the occupants of the dark sedan or white 4WD to come forward rather than wait for police to knock on the door. It is likely the occupants of the sedan were the last people to see Jyle alive.
Anyone who saw Jyle on the evening of 27 February three years ago anywhere between Russell and Pialligo, or was travelling eastbound on Pialligo Avenue, towards Queanbeyan, should contact police.
Additionally, police are also asking Canberrans to consider anyone who was visiting Canberra that night that may have been driving on this road. The Red Hot Summer Tour concert had finished earlier in the evening and interstate visitors may have been leaving Canberra via Pialligo Avenue at this time.
FAMILY STATEMENT
The 27th of February 2025, marks three years since our beloved Jyle was tragically taken away from us.
Whilst the rest of the world continues on around us, our time has stood still ever since the night Jyles’ precious young life was ripped away. Our family will never be the same again.
We struggle through each day, heavily grieving the loss of Jyle. Our hearts will forever ache for our son, brother, uncle, partner, friend and missing piece of our family.
It is sickeningly gut wrenching knowing that the guilty conscience who robbed Jyle of living his valued life, is living their life freely. Someone knows that they’re responsible (or who that person is) for their heinous act of taking Jyle’s life away. Take accountability for what you’ve done or what you know - please do the right thing and speak up.
We love you beyond measure Jyle and we are missing you endlessly, we promise we will never give up.
Please help our broken family bring Jyle the justice he deserves.
Anyone who can assist police should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote 7045713. Information can be provided anonymously.
