Thanks for posting this. It’s a really well written article imo. It was also good to refresh myself on exactly what was reported (witness statements etc) at the time. Hearing from neighbours that ‘if he was there they would have found him’ with regards to the search efforts.
The article really portrays a sense of urgency that went into the search effort and almost disbelief that he wasn’t found. I didn’t know they searched all the neighbour’s homes. I also didn’t know the FFC mother left the house due to stress in between the time of the disappearance and the date the article was published.
I see the article makes comment about William’s complicated legal history being the reason the FC’s identities have been suppressed. I knew this, but it really made me think how sad it was that there was no press conference with the police and FCs, begging and pleading with genuine, raw emotion, for any information about William’s whereabouts. Especially if he really is missing/taken. That little boy deserved so much more.