The forensic investigation regarding William Tyrrell’s disappearance at Benaroon Drive, Kendall in 2014 is continuing on his seventh birthday, June 26.
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Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said the thoughts of the Strike Force Rosann team were with William Tyrrell’s family.
“While we are obviously thinking of William and his loved ones every day, today is particularly tough as we know it’s another milestone without answers,” Det Ch Insp Jubelin said.
“As such, our focus remains on providing his family with answers, and our investigation, along with the search of bushland at Kendall, is continuing today.
“I want to thank the community for their ongoing support, particularly the local community, who have been very understanding and accommodating during the forensic search.”
Volunteers from Camden Haven, Wauchope, Port Macquarie Hastings, Forster Pacific Palms, Taree, Wingham and other areas on the Mid North Coast have been acknowledged for their assistance in the forensic search at Benaroon Drive, Kendall.
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said the assistance of local emergency services volunteers was imperative to the search operation.
“Emergency services volunteers, such as the State Emergency Service and the Rural Fire Service, provide a wide-range of services to the community and we are thankful for the skills they bring to our search,” Det Ch Insp Jubelin said.
“As part of the planning for this operation, our search experts identified the need for assistance from local SES and RFS volunteers to help clear dense scrub in various sections of the search area.
“The volunteers bring a wealth of knowledge of the local area and an understanding of search operations, which allow the areas to be cleared professionally without disturbing the underlying areas.
“Most importantly, their assistance allows us to complete the forensic search more efficiently.”
More than 15,000 pieces of information and lines of inquiry over the last three and a half years brought the police contingent back to the location on June 13, led by Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin where the three-and-a-half year old disappeared without a trace on September 12, 2014.
The new search is in its third week and has a forensic focus, over an area of three square kilometres. The investigation is expected to take four weeks.
Det Ch Insp Jubelin said the purpose of the evidence, ‘whether it’s presented to a court – coroner or criminal – is to prove that beyond reasonable doubt, William’s disappearance was the result of human intervention and not misadventure’.
Fifty officers from the Public Order and Riot Squad are involved in the bushland search surrounding the property from where William vanished. The property at the time was owned by his grandmother and he was visiting with his foster family on the day of his suspected abduction.
Det Insp Jubelin said time will be no barrier to finding evidence, he said, despite the fact the region has experienced the extremes of weather conditions over the last three years.
He refused to conclude the search for William had exhausted all possibility of an outcome.
"We have not given up on this investigation. We are committed to finding out what happened to William. We are mindful it has been three and half years since William disappeared and we still have not solved this matter,” he said.
The Tyrrell case will go to an inquest if it can’t be solved from a criminal perspective. But Det Insp Jubelin said there are still strong lines of inquiry and people of interest that have the focus of the Strike Force.
He said among those many lines of inquiry were early allegations of an active paedophile ring operating out of the mid north coast.
“Until this matter is solved we will keep all lines of inquiry open. We need conclusive evidence before I can say one thing or another. That line of inquiry was a legitimate line of inquiry that we’ve explored and that didn’t provide any information that led to the charging of any person or the recovery of William.
“What we have done is build up a database of evidence that we readily refer to. The search we are doing and the defined areas we are looking at is for a reason.
“Everything we do is planned. There is strategy behind every time we talk to the media and every inquiry we do. It's not done in an ad hoc fashion.
I suggest you come to us before we come to you.
- Det Ch Insp Gary Jubelin
“We've got a deliberate plan and it was coordinated at this time because it suited the investigation.”
William was taken into foster care at 11 months old.
Police have previously ruled out his foster and biological families as having played a role in his disappearance.
“We strongly believe there are people out there who have information on this and I make a point to those people – if you do have information concerning what happened to William you are at risk of committing a criminal offence by concealing an offence if you do not come forward,” Det Insp Jubelin said.
“I suggest you come to us before we come to you.”
Strike Force Rosann continues to brief the family on the investigation and the latest leads and thanked the Kendall community for its ongoing support.
