Victim’s brother ordered to stay away from suspected killer
A brother of Cheryl Grimmer, missing for almost 50 years, has revealed he has been ordered to stay clear of her suspected killer.
A brother of Cheryl Grimmer, missing for almost 50 years, has revealed he has been ordered to stay clear of her suspected killer.
Victoria Police issued Ricki Nash an interim intervention order as emotions ran high two weeks ago, when NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman said he could see no prospect of the suspected killer ever facing trial.
The order says Mr Nash must not stalk, approach or contact the man, accused of snatching his sister from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong on January 12, 1970, and now living near his home in Melbourne.
The accused confessed in 1971 to three-year-old Cheryl’s random abduction and murder but was charged only in 2017 after renewed investigations. A judge ruled his confession inadmissable in February, resulting in the murder charge being dropped.
He was released from custody and cannot be named because he was 15 at the time he allegedly killed Cheryl. NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Lloyd Babb SC declined to appeal the ruling.
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