New details have emerged in the tragic case of missing boy William Tyrrell.
A Current Affiar have made public, through Court of Appeal documents that William was in foster care at the time of his disappearance.
Statutory restrictions previously prevented this from becoming public knowledge but a Supreme Judge has now deemed this information to be “legitimate public interest”.
William was in the care of the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS), being cared for by foster parents when he went missing.
It’s been almost three years since the toddler vanished.
Supreme Court of NSW judge Justice Brereton is also quoted as noting “the tragic probability that (William) is no longer alive”.
The three-year-old toddler vanished while wearing his Spiderman suit on the morning of September 12, 2014 in Kendall, NSW, and police are still searching for answers as to what happened.
Strike Force Rosann has been charged with solving the case since 2014 and today police announced that the NSW government are putting up a $1 million reward for or information that leads to the recovery of William Tyrrell.
“By offering a reward, we are appealing directly to those who know something but have not previously been inclined to assist,” police said at the time
As part of the announcement of the reward, police reminded the community that they welcome potential sightings, but urged the use of common sense.
Despite an ongoing search no trace has been found of William.
The facts about missing toddler William Tyrrell
When was William last seen?
William disappeared from his grandmother’s home in Benaroon Drive, Kendall, on the NSW Mid North Coast at 10:30am on September 12.
Police believe the toddler disappeared in a five-minute window while playing alongside his sister in his grandmother’s yard.
What does he look like?
William has been described as being of Caucasian appearance with dark hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a Spider Man suit.
What is being done to find William?
An initial bushland search for William, which included police and dozens of volunteers, failed to find the boy. Since September 2014 Strike Force Rosann has been formed to investigate the disappearance and while some persons of interest have been named there have been no arrests made.
William would have turned six years old in June.
