William Tyrrell: His biological grandmother says she hasn’t had a life
The biological grandmother of William Tyrrell says she hopes to be able to take in his sister, as police continue their search of a Kendall property.
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The furious biological grandmother of William Tyrrell says she is glad detectives have turned their attention to a suspect she has had eyes on “from the beginning”.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, says she has spoken to NSW Police and is hopeful that after seven years of pain, a fresh search will finally uncover answers about what happened to William on September 12, 2014.
Police returned to William’s now-deceased foster grandmother’s home on Tuesday to dig in a garden bed which sits directly below a balcony at the two-storey property.
It is understood one line of inquiry being investigated by detectives is whether the boy in the Spider-Man suit died as a result of a fall from the balcony, before his body was moved to another location.
His biological grandmother told of her heartache at finding out about a new possibility of what happened to her grandson and the toll his disappearance continued to have on her family.
“He (the detective) just rang me, (for the) first time in years,” she said. “He said they’re digging up the garden bed, he’s probably going to be under there somewhere.
“I went up to Bill Spedding, I went up to Paul Savage, I knew … that they didn’t do it.
“I knew that they weren’t involved in the taking of William. I knew.
“Every day, for the last seven years, I haven’t had a life. I don’t know how (the suspects) are sleeping now, look at how they slept for seven years, their life was fine.”
Hundreds of police and emergency services have converged on Kendall for a search at two sites they believe may be significant in answering the question of what happened to William.
It includes specialist police at the former home of William’s foster grandmother — the site where he was last reportedly seen and the scene of the massive search which has continued since 2014.
A cadaver dog has been sent over ground across the sprawling property on Benaroon Drive, including a garden bed which is directly under a balcony several metres above.
The search, which could last two to three weeks, comes as William’s grandmother told of the ongoing heartbreak felt by her family, including her son – William’s biological father.
While she has had little contact with her now homeless son since he got out of jail, she said she hopes to be able to have family around once again, including William’s sister.
“I was going to try and see if I can get her myself. I don’t know yet, that’s probably my next step. She should be with family, she’s been through enough,” she said.
“(My son) only just got out of jail. He’s homeless. I don’t know where he is, I heard from him once when he got out, I felt so bad because he had nothing.
“The second time he rang because he was trying to get his script. He said: “I told her (the chemist) that I need them (pills) because I lost my son seven years ago” and he started crying. He’s never opened up about that.
“Look what they’ve done to me, look what they’ve done to my son.”
An anthropologist, archaeologist and water scientist are on scene to assist in the search.
The specialists may be able to advise searchers on water and soil displacement, with a small waterway running through the areas in question.
Heavy rain and flooding since William’s disappearance could mean saturated soil has allowed anything on top of, or just under, the earth to have sunken further into the ground or been displaced.
Specialist police waited until Tuesday night before they began testing areas of the Kendall house where William was last seen in a bid to pinpoint any minute blood particles which may remain at the scene.
Police spent the day at the former home of William’s foster grandmother sifting through garden soil below a second-storey veranda looking for clues.
As the operation continued it was expected luminol testing would begin at nightfall.
Luminol is used in forensic procedures to help detect tiny traces of blood, the chemical glowing blue when it comes into contact with iron within haemoglobin.
The night testing will also come after a section of dense bushland was cleared near a creek less than a kilometre from the Benaroon Drive home.
The area of bushland has been identified by Strike Force Rosann detectives as a possible dumping site for William’s body.
An excavator will be brought in today to start moving soil to be sifted by specialist police.
An area on both sides of Batar Creek Rd near the creek will be cleared and sifted through.
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