William's biological family secure legal aid funding to pay for own lawyer
I’m glad they have obtained their own legal representation, they should have had one from the start. However, I don’t believe that they were never notified that they could have one as IMO all interested parties are notified. Not only that but they have enough history with the court system to be aware that it would be available.
I understand that they will be able to pose their own questions to whoever is on the stand, but I’m not sure if they can recall witnesses. This seems, IMO, to be the purpose of their representation, they want to question the FCer’s and I’m not sure they can recall. Does anyone know?
“William’s biological family has questioned the official version of events which claim he had been playing at his foster grandmother's house with his sister in September 2014 when he vanished.”
This part of the article bothers me, where do they think he was?
The ‘New’ Podcast will be interesting, although IMO this is just a grab for cash. CO has reported from her POV and that not being an overall view IMO. Some would probably say that about the existing podcast, but at least that one is actually speaking to people that were present on the day and I'm not sure that the new one will, I can't imagine FCer's participating in 2 different podcasts.
In my view this will only start a ‘Class’ war of Bios v Foster and won’t be advantageous for William or the Inquest at all.
From memory, the FC's and BF have not been excused from giving evidence.......and could be re-called?