Major update in long-delayed William Tyrrell inquest
Almost 10 years after William Tyrrell went missing, an inquest into his disappearance is finally set to resume.
The three-year-old disappeared from his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall on September 12th 2014, in what has become one of Australia’s most notorious missing persons cases.
For 18 long months, an inquest before Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame examined William’s disappearance and suspected death, before it was adjourned in October 2020.
Ms Grahame’s findings were due to be handed down in June 2021, but the inquest was pushed back indefinitely as prosecutors grappled with evidence concerning the missing boy’s foster mother.
As the investigation into William's disappearance continues, his body has never been found and his foster parents have persistently denied having any involvement.
Now, after three years of delays, a directions hearing at the NSW Coroner’s Court in Western Sydney on Tuesday confirmed a final block of hearings will commence later in the year.
Starting the weeks of November 4th and December 16th, witnesses will be recalled to the stand as the inquest is formally recommenced, with the court saying that the witness list and list of issues was set to be finalised within a few days.
No one has been charged in the case of William's disappearance and a $1 million reward for information still stands.
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