Here is what the newspaper said in January after the raids:
"Police said the raid was just 'one line of inquiry' and part of 'normal police procedure'.
This comes as a friend of Mr Spedding has laid out the detailed alibi he told police when questioned about his whereabouts around 10.30am September 12, when William went missing.
A friend told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Spedding went to his Laurieton office on Bold St on the morning of September 12.
He had received a part needed to fix William's grandmother's washing machine, after attending the Kendall home three days earlier for a quote, and attempted to ring her to make an appointment.
The friend said Mr Spedding then went to go meet his wife for coffee at Buzz Cafe, 140m away from his office on the opposite side of the street. Cafe manager Lisa, who did not wish to give her last name, said she recognised Mr Spedding and his wife but said they hadn't come into the cafe 'in a while'.
She told Daily Mail Australia that police had come into the cafe to ask if she recalled seeing Mr Spedding on September 12. 'I've seen him before but I can't remember that specific day,' she told Daily Mail Australia."
From the above writing, the news is saying that once again, CY told them BS was getting coffee at the time... so the news went over to the cafe to ask for themselves, spoke to 'Lisa', who, at that time, said she recognized BS and his wife but hadn't seen them in awhile (she is saying this in January after BS's property had been raided) , and couldn't remember that specific day. Then reportedly, Lisa told the news that police had come to ask if she recalled seeing BS on September 12th. It isn't clear when exactly police had come to ask her this, but in any event, on whichever date it was, at that time, she could not remember the date of September 12th.
While I'm sure it was not an ordinary day for anyone, that does not mean that a cafe manager would remember every person who had come into her cafe on that date, and especially since we don't know on which date police had asked her.
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