It is the same truck driver Wexford. Peter spoke to Ray Hadley 2 days after W went missing to report a suspicious car he saw that morning both in Kew and then in Kendall. I believe he called in to report one thing and unknowingly at the time was also a witness to the fm drive. The car and woman he spoke of I also feel could have been the postie as she was described in earlier feeds as a large blonde woman, she was wearing black shorts and a black top and she had finished her morning deliveries earlier than usual, around 9:30/10am ( if you look up the post office in Kendall you will see their uniforms are black bottoms and black top). So if Peter did drive along Batar Creek Rd and Cobb and Co then it is absolutely one and the same person. Peter also stated he left Kendal around 11:30am and I’m guessing it would have taken some time to load the excavator onto/into the back of his semi trailer which means he saw the fm in her mothers car prior to picking up the machinery and not after, as he said he left the shops in Kendall just after 10am to pick up the excavator. I have no doubt this Peter is the same Peter who called in to speak with Ray on the 16th September 2014. Had Peter the truck driver been aware of what the fm looked like this would be a completely different conversation.
Ray Hadley: Desperate search for missing boy
But Peter didn't see the FM in the FGM's car . Nothing about seeing anyone driving or stopped & pulled over on Batar Creek Rd
His truck was a Kenworth.
He saw a black or burgandy or dark red series 5 BMW 84/85 model , with maybe a ladder on top ( initially told police it had a ladder than couldn't remember, so was taken to his statement, than insinuated that the detectives might not have taken his statement down correctly & said " Weather the car had a ladder or not is not relevant , I don't see the releavance" & " Let's go with the fact that it is black & had a ladder on the roof"
He also added at some point " We are supposed to trust our Detectives aren't we?"
Following the BMW was a dark grey dual cab ute with a ladder on top!
These cars were coming towards him on Batar Creek Rd. - which he described as a " 1960's goat track"
He had never been to Kendall before
His truck was a Kenworth.
He arrived in Kew @ 9am, waited for Michelle ( who he picking the excavator up of on Cob & Co Rd
He was in Kew waiting approx 30 mins - he saw the woman here.
He than moved his truk to Kendall where he parked in the area in front of the op- shop - the woman he saw in Kew than turned up again in Kendall & parked in front of him.
The woman was in a jet black camry- desribed her as black outfit, maybe lycra, 5 foot - maybe less, blonde hair & excess weight.
When Michelle arrived he followed her to Batar Creek Rd & parked truck & went with Michelle to Cob & Co Rd property to assess the access. Access was ok & he went & loaded excavator & had his way out of Kendall
When he turned Lt out of Cob & Co Rd onto Batar Creek Rd he saw the BMW follwed by the ute. He said they didn't come out of Benaroon Drive , but couldn't explain why he thought that ( the coroner asked him that question) He just said because they were on the road ( he also had no clue about any of the names of roads - except Cob & Co )
He was caught on CCTV from the Kendall Tennis club arriving in Kendall at 9.27am ( actual time on CCTV was 9:13 as it was 14mins slow ) & shows him driving off @ 10am ( 9:47 on CCTV )
He passed another truck ( White Western Star with blue curtains & sripping? ) when he turned of Batar Creek Rd when he was leaving Kendall ( I assume this was Laurel or Albert St)
His was truck with the excavator was seen on CCTV @ the tennis club leaving Kendall at 10:53 ( actual CCTV time 10:39 as 14 mins slow )
He was going about 30 - 40ks/hr " Creeping out of the place " & " It's a back street for god's sake"
I'm not sure why he was called ,maybe because he says saw another semi heading to Batar Creek Rd?? Surely the police have identified this truck also??
He was an interesting witness, dogs barking in background, birds chirping, him telling the dog to shut up .
But sadly , the evidence he gave was very underwhelming, as we have been led to believe, for years, that he was going to say he saw the FFC in the FGM's car.
The court room was absolutely packed with journos
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