Possible charges over William Tyrrell disappearance delayed

William Tyrrell’s foster mother will have to wait another six-months to learn whether police have enough evidence to charge her over the boy’s disappearance.

William Tyrrell’s foster mother will have to wait another six-months to learn whether police have enough evidence to charge her over the boy’s disappearance.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal that the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions has requested more time to review a brief of evidence which was handed to them in June last year.

NSW Police homicide squad detectives gave the brief to the DPP recommending William’s foster mother be charged with perverting the course of justice and interfering with a corpse.

The DPP will advise if detectives have enough evidence to charge the 58-year-old woman.

William, then age three, disappeared from his foster grandmother’s home at Kendall, on the NSW mid north coast in September 2014. No one has ever been charged and his body has never been found.

Detectives from Strike Force Rosann, set up to investigate the boy’s disappearance, suspect William died in a tragic accident at the house, possibly a fall from the balcony.

William Tyrrell went missing nearly 10 years ago.

Sources with knowledge of the investigation said detectives suspect William’s foster mother covered up the accidental death and then dumped his body in nearby bushland.

The DPP was expected to give advice by the end of January on the viability of laying charges, but has asked for a six-month extension.

It is understood the DPP has also asked for clarification on a number of pieces of evidence included in the brief.

An inquest into William’s disappearance was expected to wrap up last month but had to be delayed until November.

Counsel assisting the coroner, Gerard Craddock SC said the inquest could not proceed until a decision had been made by the DPP about any possible charges.

The foster mother has never been charged over William’s death and there is no suggestion of her guilt.

The DPP was contacted for comment.

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