William Tyrrell foster dad’s trial for allegedly lying to Crime Commission pushed back

William Tyrrell’s foster father’s trial on charges of lying to the NSW Crime Commission is delayed until the end of the year while he fights separate assault allegations.

Missing boy William Tyrrell wearing the actual Spiderman suit in which he disappeared in. Supplied

William Tyrrell’s foster father will fight charges of lying to the NSW Crime Commission as the matter is pushed back until the end of the year while he fights separate assault allegations.

The 55-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to charges of knowingly giving false and misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission in January last year.

The commission was examining William Tyrrell’s disappearance.

Sydney‘s Downing Centre Court on Monday was told the hearing should be pushed back until November after he faces a separate hearing at Parramatta Local court.

The man’s lawyers said they predicted “difficulties” at the Parramatta court and wished for “space between” the two hearings. Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis obliged.

“I confirm pleas of not guilty were previously entered,” the Magistrate told the court.

The foster mother (centre) of Missing boy, William Tyrrell pictured leaving Downing Centre Courts after she was found not guilty of lying to the Crime Commission. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

The matter will be before the courts again on November 6 and 7, after being mentioned briefly in September.

The foster father was not present at the Downing Centre on Monday.

Both foster parents are expected to face a hearing in September over charges of common assault and stalking and intimidation in relation to another child who is not William.

Last year a magistrate found Tyrrell‘s foster mother not guilty of knowingly giving false or misleading evidence to a secret two-day NSW Crime Commission hearing when she said she did not strike the child with a wooden spoon.

Magistrate Miranda Moody said she could not find beyond a reasonable doubt that the foster mother had intentionally lied to the Commission.

William was three and with his foster parents at his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall on the NSW north coast when he disappeared in 2014.

While there have been ­several suspects and theories about his disappearance investigators have not been able to ­establish what happened despite extensive investigations.

In 2021 police launched a renewed effort, scouring bushland around the Kendall property.

Strike Force Rosann detectives searching for William Tyrrell's remains in scrub off Batar Creek Rd in Kendall. Picture News Corp. / Trevor Veale

A $1 million reward remains in place for leads that eventuate in William’s recovery.