$100,000 reward offered for information on 2005 death of toddler Jordan Thompson

JORDAN Thompson died after being found unresponsive in his NSW Hunter home in 2005. An autopsy revealed a lethal dose of antidepressants in his system. Today, police offered $100,000 for information.

TODDLER Jordan William Thompson was everything to his mum, Bernice.

They laughed together, they played together, they spent almost every day together.

Now, 10 years on from the unsolved Hunter Valley death of the 21-month-old boy, Bernice Swales still feels like there is a giant piece of her missing.

Bernice Swales appealed to the public for information about the death of her son Jordan William Thompson 10 years ago. Picture: Peter Lorimer.

NSW Police announced today a $100,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person believed responsible for administering a fatal overdose of anti-depressant drugs to little Jordan on the afternoon of March 19, 2005.

Police charged a man in 2009 with Jordan’s manslaughter, but the case was dropped due to lack of evidence.

Today, Ms Swales made an emotional plea for anyone to come forward in order for homicide detectives to finally seal the investigation and put whoever was responsible behind bars.

“I would just like to ask that anyone that has any information at all to please help us, for my son’s sake,” she said.

“He was just so innocent and beautiful and he has missed out on his whole life.”

Jordan Thompson is held in this family picture by his mother.

Ms Swales said there wasn’t a day that went by when she didn’t think of Jordan - how he would now look and sound and what he would be doing.

“My children were the only thing that I had, because I had them quite young,” she said.

“They were my whole world and I looked after them really well and I was quite proud of them - that was my accomplishment as a mother.”

Homicide Squad commander Detective Superintendent Mick Willing said Ms Swales left Jordan in the care of her then-partner on March 19, 2005, in order to run some errands.

Jordan Thompson’s death remains unsolved.

She returned to her house in Singleton to find Jordan unconscious in the lounge room. She rushed him to a hospital over the road but he could not be revived.

Police were told the boy had been found face-down in the bath but a post mortem later found a lethal dose of anti-depressant in Jordan’s system.

Supt Willing said police had always held suspicions about what happened that day, but “we obviously didn’t have enough evidence to prosecute a person”.

“We’ve always believed we knew what occurred that day, however we need someone to come forward with the information that will allow us to prosecute the person or persons responsible,” he said.

Bernice Swales, the mother of Jordan Thompson, speaks at Singleton today. Picture: Peter Lorimer

“We just need that little bit of information that will allow us to put the person or persons before the court.”

Police Minister Troy Grant said Jordan’s family deserved closure after suffering for more than 10 years.

“Detectives have never wavered in their pursuit for answers and are doing everything they can to solve the case, so the family can get the closure they need,” he said.