/ 07 November 2022

The Tyrrell case’s long and winding road

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Last week, we talked about the accusation that William Tyrrell’s foster mother lied to the NSW Crime Commission about striking another child in her care with a wooden spoon. It was noteworthy because during a hearing last week, it was revealed how focused NSW Police are on the woman (who can’t be named for legal reasons) as a suspect in the disappearance of the 3yo boy in 2014. “I have formed the view [she] knows where William Tyrrell is,” Detective Sergeant Andrew Lonergan told the court. Well, on Friday, she was found not guilty of lying, with Magistrate Miranda Moody saying she could have been mistaken about the spoon and noted that she admitted hitting and kicking the child. “With this behind me, I hope that the police focus on finding William,” the woman said afterwards. No evidence has been made public that implicates William’s foster mother in his disappearance, and police say the investigation is ” very much active and ongoing”.

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