Australia Australia - William Tyrrell Disappeared While Playing in Yard - Kendall (NSW) #79

[Wexford]

Happy Birthday William

 

[drsleuth]

Hard to believe William would be 14 today.

Happy birthday William where ever you are ............

 

[Reneemaree88]

Happy Birthday

 

[marv hucker]

As for informal statements that hold no merit or credibility, they’re informal for those reasons and It’s unreasonable to expect police to waste time and resources door-

literally their job.

Any witness statement will be informal until the police actually go and speak to the witness, on record, signed etc.

It’s a self fulfilling argument to dismiss statements as informal, witnesses can’t force police to do their job.

 

[marv hucker]

That’s a bold claim—to suggest the coroner was disinterested in Detective Laidlaw’s brief of evidence. I find it hard to believe that any coroner would disregard or dismiss a lead detective’s statement, even if parts of it are based on professional opinion. A redacted statement, especially in the context of a coroner’s inquiry, doesn’t automatically lose its value. It can still be considered relevant and potentially significant in an ongoing investigation.

Not the statement as such (I’m sure there were dozens, if not hundreds of written only submissions), but the coroner’s court actually making a change of schedule and (pointedly) stating why they weren’t interested in having him on the stand.

Unusual - and not a vote of confidence.

 

[SLouTh]

What’s GJ’s take on all of this,

GJ released this statement today ….

 

[JBowie]

GJ released this statement today ….

My guess is that the coroner will return an open finding. Given what we know it's hard to see her pointing the finger at any particular individual(s).

Yes, a public inquiry is needed but that requires politicians with the determination and political guts to put police processes under the public microscope.

IMO politicians never willingly do anything that doesn't have a payoff for them. Cases like this require a groundswell of public pressure to get them to act.

 

[Chrissy74]

Not the statement as such (I’m sure there were dozens, if not hundreds of written only submissions), but the coroner’s court actually making a change of schedule and (pointedly) stating why they weren’t interested in having him on the stand.

Unusual - and not a vote of confidence.

Same can be said for the 2 detectives before him.

GJ released this statement today ….

thanks Slouth