I can't think of a time when a police representative made a
public accusation about Spedding. It was media who did all the horrible speculating, and Spedding sued them for defamation. Spedding sued police for something different. I'm not sure police ever even publicly called him a POI, let alone a suspect. In fact I recall a time when Fehon was still on the case, that he said Spedding was low on the list of potentials. imo.
Mr Spedding is claiming damages for malicious prosecution, wrongful imprisonment and abuse of process in the lawsuit against NSW Police and the director of public prosecutions.
A former suspect in the disappearance of William Tyrrell claims police told him "we know you did it" and tried to turn his wife against him by charging him with historical child sex offences, a court hears.
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