Police recommend charges against William Tyrrell's foster mother
Detectives believe they have gathered enough evidence to bring charges against William Tyrrell's foster mother after his disappearance nine years ago.
Reports from 9News shared that detectives handed a brief to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) earlier this month with evidence against William's foster mother, who cannot be named, recommending she be charged with perverting the course of justice and interfering with a corpse.
Police have ben investigating the potential cause of William's disappearance in 2014, with allegations there was a deadly accident at their family home in Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast, and the then-three-year-old's body was disposed of by his foster mother.
The 58-year-old has long denied any involvement with William's disappearance.
It now remains up to the DPP to give advice on whether the woman should go before a court, with any charges beginning a lengthy legal process.
A judge or jury would then need to decide whether the evidence was sufficient to prove any charges.
William Tyrrell was last seen alive at his foster family's home in Kendall in September 2014, with last Tuesday marking what would've been his 12th birthday.
Since his disappearance, there have been many theories over the past nine years with suspects targeted then cleared, and an inquest put on hold.
A new team of homicide detectives reviewed the case in 2020, but found no new evidence or remains.
Since then, police have quietly been building evidence in support of allegations that William's foster mother covered up his accidental death and disposed of his body.
The potential charges include perverting the course of justice and interfering with a corpse, with the latter charge carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years behind bars.
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