Australia Australia - William Tyrrell, 3, Kendall, Nsw, 12 Sept 2014 - #52

[Thebottomline]

Lia Harris
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Convicted paedophile Frank Abbott, who was living near Benaroon Drive when William disappeared, is up on the court screen via video link from jail and is expected to testify at some stage.





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Lia Harris
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Coroner Harriet Grahame has again opened the inquest by thanking William’s “family and friends” for being here and told the court she acknowledges “keeping the faith is challenging”. She said her legal team had “worked tirelessly” and “committed to finding answers”.

 

[kiwi50]

IIRC, he was sleeping when W disappeared. He did not answer the door when AMS and FM came knocking, and police later looked into his attic, etc. I remember reading that this individual has been cleared, however I'm not sure why or how - (only because if a resident of that neighbourhood happened to have been home at the time and there are no witnesses to corroborate their actions, how can anyone really be cleared?).

He still interests me.

 

[deugirtni]

He still interests me.

It would certainly be nice to know *how* some people were cleared when it isn't yet known what happened nor who caused it to happen, and especially when we know the person was home at the time?

 

[SouthAussie]

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Ms Lee told the court she asked her son to take off his Spider-Man suit after she learned a little boy in a Spider-Man suit had gone missing nearby.

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She told the court her son was wearing the Spider-Man suit while at his grandparents house that day.

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Craddock asks her if there was any chance her son may have been unrestrained in the backseat when she drove to her parents house that day. She told the court it was “extremely unlikely” and the children knew not to take off their seatbelts in the car.


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She told the court she arrived at her parents house “a little earlier” than 10.45am that day and her son was wearing the Spider-Man suit at their house at some stage.

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She told the court her son was not wearing the Spider-Man suit when they left home on September 12, 2014, to visit her parents “as far as I can recall”.

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Ms Lee told the court her son had a Spider-Man suit around that time. She has since tried to find photos of him wearing it to determine exactly when he had the suit.

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Mid North Coast local Kellie Lee is now on the stand. Her parents lived on the same street as Ron Chapman at the time William disappeared and she had a “blonde haired” son about the same age as William at the time.

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Craddock told the court “it’s an appalling thing we still have no certainty as to what became of a three year old simply playing in the garden”.

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Craddock appeals to the woman Ron Chapman claims to have seen driving a car with a little boy in a Spider-Man suit in the backseat to come forward, saying “that person would have nothing to fear coming forward”.

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Counsel Assisting the Coroner Gerard Craddock SC has opened by saying “someone knows something” about William’s disappearance and assured them they “need not be afraid” to come forward.

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Convicted paedophile Frank Abbott, who was living near Benaroon Drive when William disappeared, is up on the court screen via video link from jail and is expected to testify at some stage.

 

[SouthAussie]

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Mr Chapman told the court he knew Ms Lee’s parents and was aware they had small grandchildren at the time.

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Ronald Chapman has now taken the stand for a second time. He previously claimed to have seen a little boy in a Spider-Man suit in the backseat of a car driving past his house the morning William Tyrrell disappeared.

 

[SouthAussie]

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He reiterates to the court that he believes he saw William Tyrrell in the backseat of a car that drove past that morning. The woman he saw driving had blonde hair in a bun on top of her head.

 

[SouthAussie]

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Craddock asked him if there was “any chance” the woman driving was Kellie Lee. Mr Chapman responded that Ms Lee “always had dark hair” and was not the same height.

 

[SouthAussie]

The blonde-bunned woman was not the same height as Ms Lee? Mr Chapman sure noticed a lot of things in that split second in which he saw 'William'.

 

[JWSleuth]

Interesting we are back at Chapman.

 

[SouthAussie]

Lia is a bit quiet at the moment ... and I can't do any more tweets today. Sorry.

 

[JWSleuth]

Lia is a bit quiet at the moment ... and I can't do any more tweets today. Sorry.

Everyone can view via twitter (No account necessary) and then perhaps we can download at the end of the day? Edit... for record keeping purposes!

 

[SouthAussie]

Everyone can view via twitter (No account necessary) and then perhaps we can download at the end of the day? Edit... for record keeping purposes!

Yes. Here is the link, for those who don't have it and want to follow ....

Lia Harris (@LiaJHarris) | Twitter

 

[JWSleuth]

Lia is a bit quiet at the moment ... and I can't do any more tweets today. Sorry.

And thanks for your updates till now

 

[Tinker Taylor]

Lia Harris@LiaJHarris·
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Craddock asked him if there was “any chance” the woman driving was Kellie Lee. Mr Chapman responded that Ms Lee “always had dark hair” and was not the same height.

And if her parents lived in his street, he probably knew who she was by sight at least.

 

[Thebottomline]

Sorry SA, I started to post tweets then got distracted. Good idea JWsleuth regarding posting end of day.

 

[Blues Clues]

He still interests me.

Me too.

I've only ever seen it reported he was cleared during the first search by Wendy Hudson. It's never been said he was cleared by the Task Force as far as I'm aware. If anyone has something more concrete on his clearance I'd like to see it.

 

[deugirtni]

Police arrived to search the house and surrounding area and the scene descended into "pandemonium", the foster grandmother stated at the time.

"I can't think of anyone who would want to harm William," she said, noting local police officer Wendy Hudson first asked the question.

"I suggested (a neighbour) across the road (as he keeps odd hours and lives alone).

"Wendy assures me that she has checked him out thoroughly."

Read more: "Somebody knows" what happened to William

The neighbour was investigated and ruled out as a suspect, according to police sources.

Tyrrell's foster nan named neighbour

 

[JLZ]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris
The court heard Ms Lee was driving a dark blue Subaru Outback at the time. Mr Chapman claims he saw the child in a “fawn or light brown” car followed by a blue sedan.
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@LiaJHarris
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Craddock asked Mr Chapman if he could have mistaken Ms Lee’s son for William Tyrrell. Mr Chapman told the court “I’m sure it was William Tyrrell”.
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Craddock asked Mr Chapman if it was possible the car he saw the boy in was Ms Lee’s car and he responded “no”.
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@LiaJHarris
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Craddock asked Mr Chapman “given it was a blink and you miss it kind of moment, what makes you so sure it was a Spider-Man suit?”. Mr Chapman responded “that’s just what it appeared to me” and told the court “I’m sure it was William”.

 

[they'll get you]

Lia Harris
@LiaJHarris
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Convicted paedophile Frank Abbott, who was living near Benaroon Drive when William disappeared, is up on the court screen via video link from jail and is expected to testify at some stage.





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Lia Harris
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Coroner Harriet Grahame has again opened the inquest by thanking William’s “family and friends” for being here and told the court she acknowledges “keeping the faith is challenging”. She said her legal team had “worked tirelessly” and “committed to finding answers”.

Thank you SA, TBL & JLZ

 

[bearbear]

Mr Chapman was asked whether it was possible he had mistaken the boy - in the back seat of a white Toyota Landcruiser that went by his home - for the grandson of a neighbour who also owned a Spider-Man suit.
He stated he was "the worst in the world" at telling the makes of cars but later saw a Toyota Landcruiser while stopped at roadworks.
The inquest continues.
'I'm sure it was William Tyrrell', witness tells missing boy inquest