William Tyrrell’s former foster parents found guilty of intimidating different child
William Tyrrell’s former foster parents have been found guilty of intimidating another child in their care, but cleared of a slew of other domestic violence allegations.
In a hearing at Sydney’s Downing Centre on Friday, magistrate Susan McIntyre found the former foster mother – who cannot be legally identified – guilty of intimidating the child on two occasions, including threatening to slap them.Prosecutors relied on more than 1,000 hours of covert recordings made in the couple’s home and vehicles over a period of 14 months in 2020 and 2021 by detectives investigating William’s disappearance.Three-year-old William went missing while playing at his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall on the New South Wales mid-north coast on 12 September 2014.The former foster mother also earlier pleaded guilty to assaulting the child on two occasions in January and October 2021, striking her with a wooden spoon and kicking her on the thigh while she was sitting on the floor during a time out.skip past newsletter promotion Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters