Detectives raid property in search for missing toddler William Tyrell

[nero_bolt]

 One can only hope for a result

Detectives raid property in search for missing toddler William Tyrell

DETECTIVES have reportedly raided a property on the New South Wales mid-north coast in the search for missing toddler William Tyrell who vanished without a trace four months ago.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports homicide detectives are now almost certain the three-year-old was abducted.

Wearing a Spiderman suit, William disappeared from his grandmother’s Kendall home, just south of Port Macquarie on September 12.

He was playing in the backyard with his sister.

A thorough 10-kilometre search of the surrounding bushland, which involved members of the NSW Police, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service and hundreds of locals, failed to find any trace of the young boy.

The Sydney newspaper this afternoon reported that detectives travelled from Sydney to the neighbouring suburban town of Laurieton, south of Port Macquarie, on Tuesday to search a unit above a set of shops.

It’s believed they spent most the day searching the property where they seized a number of items, including computer equipment and a single mattress which will undergo forensic testing.

“Today police are searching a number or premises and speaking with numerous people as the search for William Tyrell continues,” a NSW Police spokesman told reporters.

http://www.mygc.com.au/news/detectives-raid-properties-searching-for-missing-toddler-william-tyrell/

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http://www.9news.com.au/National/2015/01/21/05/05/Police-step-up-investigation-into-disappearance-of...

They have brought in excavation crews now 😞

Apparently there was a tip off to crimestoppers.

[vicr3000]

Police to scour Bonny Hills bushland in search for missing William Tyrell

Homicide squad detectives searching for missing three-year-old boy William Tyrell will begin scouring bushland on the NSW mid north coast on Monday, six months after the toddler mysteriously vanished from his grandmother's home.

Police said a tip-off had led them to an area of dense bushland at Bonny Hills, about 20 kilometres from the small town of Kendall where William disappeared from the back yard of his grandmother's home in September last year.

A NSW Police spokeswoman said the area police would begin searching was near Houston Mitchell Drive and Long Point Road in Bonny Hills, however she would not divulge the exact location.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-to-scour-bonny-hills-bushland-in-search-for-missing-william-tyrell-...

[azureline**]

Most of the news surrounding this seems to be coming from the UK media, is that a bit odd?

The Spedding man, can't help feeling empathy for that family, police say he isn't a suspect but he has had his name and character maligned regularly in the media. What is the difference between person of interest and suspect?

[vicr3000]

No, I think it might be to do with laws or something.


I notice that that Bastion of good journalism (NOT), the Daily Mail often has far more photos and detail than the media / newspapers here.

The other thing is, the Police here MAY have asked the media to keep a lid on it, the reports, the speculation etc. Just a thought.

Any one else care to comment ?

[polksaladallie]

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@azureline** wrote:

Most of the news surrounding this seems to be coming from the UK media, is that a bit odd?

The Spedding man, can't help feeling empathy for that family, police say he isn't a suspect but he has had his name and character maligned regularly in the media. What is the difference between person of interest and suspect?

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The first term leaves the person free to relax and hopefully make an error if there is any substance to the suspicion.  There might be several persons of interest in a case for the outside world's consumption. 

There was talk of another man standing watching the search, but no-one has been able to identify him.

Clay was a person of interest until the arrest, then after the trial we were told by the police that he was a suspect (the only suspect) from the first minute they saw him.

[azureline**]

There was talk of another man standing watching the search, but no-one has been able to identify him.

I saw reference to that on a fb page, if the same one, he had his arms folded?

Someone posted the pic and was contacted by police and made to remove it (and her comments) she did apologise. I can't remember the details but I don't think he is a POI.

[vicr3000]

Sounds like amateur sleuths and posing questioning questions which hinder the real investigation.

[azureline**]

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@vicr3000 wrote:

Sounds like amateur sleuths and posing questioning questions which hinder the real investigation.

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There are quite a few of those amateur sleuthing forums............................. some of them actually end up being quite accurate with their theories, sadly.

[cherry*135]

some of them actually end up being quite accurate with their theories, sadly

Yes, they do. Police also read some long established ones.

Crimestoppers NSW have asked other countries Crimestoppers to include William in their reporting of missing persons.

There is a new detective in charge of the investigation now (last one retired?).