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William Tyrrell launches investigation to see stepmother’s grill – Australian Associated Press

William Tyrrell launches investigation to see stepmother’s grill – Australian Associated Press

Footage of William Tyrrell’s extensive interrogation will be shown to an inquest examining the theory that he dumped his stepmother’s body after an accident.

The little boy, who was last seen wearing a Spider-Man costume, went missing while playing on the porch of his step-grandmother’s home in Kendall on the mid-north coast of NSW on September 12, 2014.

The investigation into his disappearance reopened Monday, examining the search for the three-year-old boy as well as the possible role of the foster mother in disposing of the boy’s body.

Foster parents of William Tyrrell
William Tyrrell’s stepmother has always denied involvement in his disappearance. Image: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS

It was alleged he loaded the child’s remains into his mother’s gray Mazda and hid it before calling triple zero out of fear another child in his care would also be taken away from him, Lidcombe Coroner’s Court was previously told.

The unidentified woman has always denied any involvement in his disappearance.

The inquest will enter its final day of evidence on Thursday, when footage will be played of the foster mother who was questioned for four hours by the NSW Crime Commission in November 2021.

In this round of evidence, the fifth in the long-running inquest, coroner Harriet Grahame heard from police officers involved in the search for William and an analyst who identified possible persons of interest.

A truck driver who was in the area when William disappeared mentioned cars he saw at the time but offered no new leads.

Testimony was also given by experts about how rain and floods could move human remains and the preservation or disintegration of bones in the environment.

No one has been charged in connection with William’s disappearance and a $1 million reward will be offered for information.

A decade-long investigation involved hundreds of persons of interest and dozens of searches.