Police call for help to find missing Woodridge boy Baden Bond

BABY Baden Bond has not been seen since 2007, but his family never reported him missing Now cops are treating it as a murder case.

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a toddler who vanished a decade ago say he cannot be found despite his family giving police a “number of versions” of where he is.

Baden Bond, was last seen at his home at Woodridge, south of Brisbane, on March 27 in 2007.

He was 22-months-old at the time but would be 12 if still alive.

Police today confirmed he was was in the care of his parents at the time of his disappearance and there no records of him attending any school or medical appointment since 2007.

His family left Queensland and moved to New South Wales in August 2007.

In January last year, a magistrate in a northern NSW town hearing a case involving the family asked of the whereabouts of the boy.

The parents, who have a large number of children, told the magistrate he had gone to live with relatives in another part of the state.

Detectives last year said it was possible the boy was living with relatives, had run away or had met with foul play. Picture: Claudia Baxter

Repeated police attempts to verify the parents’ story failed to find any trace of the boy.

Queensland police began digging up the backyard in Woodridge last year looking for remains of the boy, who lived in the home with his family in 2007.

Bones found at the property are still being forensically examined and police say it will take a few months to determine if they are indeed human.

“We are treating this as a homicide,” Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Damien Hansen said.

“I ask any person who has any knowledge of what occurred to Baden or any knowledge of Baden’s demise to contact Crime Stoppers.”

Members of missing toddler Baden Bond’s family speak to police on NSW north coast. Picture: 7 News Queensland

Det Insp Hansen said the boy’s family had given police a “number of versions” but none had resulted in him being found.

“We have searched every possible location for Baden,” he said.

“They have given us those versions, that he is with relatives, that he is with different people, but certainly all our investigations have proven negative.

“Baden would be 12 by now and this is certainly a case we believe can be solved.”

Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

Originally published as Police call for help to find missing Woodridge boy Baden Bond