'It's pretty easy to cordon-off a crime scene': William Tyrell's foster mother slams police for allowing 40 officers to trample on evidence
- William Tyrell's foster mother has slammed police over their investigation
- The three-year-old boy went missing from Kendall property in NSW in 2014
- Foster carer claimed police didn't tape off property on first day of investigation
- She said at least 40 people walked through scene destroying scent for dogs
William Tyrell's foster mother has claimed that on the first day of investigation police failed to quarantine the scene where the three-year-old boy went missing.
The carer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed it had jeopardized finding William after he disappeared from a Kendall property, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, on September 12, 2014.
'When I reflect back on that period there were easily 10, 20, 30, 40 people that walked all through the house, the grounds around it, and all around mum and dad’s garden and grassy area,' she told Channel 10's podcast 'Where is William'.
'There is no wonder the dogs didn’t get any scent.'
The foster mother (pictured), who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed it had jeopardized finding William after he disappeared from a Kendall property, mid-north coast of New South Wales, on September 12, 2014
An inquest into the disappearance of William Tyrell (pictured) was launched earlier this year, where the foster mother described in vivid detail how 'silent' it got in the backyard
The foster mother claimed that at a 'fundamental' level it should have been easy to cordon-off the house and surrounding area.
She said right before the boy disappeared, the foster mother heard him roar like a tiger.
The sound was part of a hide and seek game the pair played.
Though when she couldn't hear the roars, that's when the foster mother began to worry and walked around in circles looking for the toddler.
An inquest into the disappearance of the three-year-old boy was launched earlier this year, where the foster mother described in vivid detail how 'silent' it got in the backyard.
She stopped drinking her cup of tea, went to find William, couldn't, and began to panic.
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'I couldn't hear a thing. It was silent. There was no wind. No birds. Nothing. Couldn't hear a thing.
'All I could think was why can't I hear him? Why can't I see the red (of his Spiderman suit)?
'I'm standing there and - why can't I see him? Why can't I hear him? It was silence.'
Throughout the inquest, further details into the events surrounding the disappearance of the missing toddler have emerged.
Coronial documents revealed William's birth mother was told her son 'had a black eye' from an accident just before her final contact visit with the toddler five years ago.
Throughout the inquest, further details into the events surrounding the disappearance of the missing toddler have emerged
The biological mother could still see a 'faint bruise' near William's eye when she saw him for the final time for two hours at the Chipmunk Centre at Macquarie Centre on August 21, 2014.
There is no suggestion whatsoever that the black eye was the result of anything but a typical accident of a toddler. Both William's foster and biological parents have been ruled out as suspects in his disappearance.
William was 'happy sitting on my lap and giving me a cuddle' and was 'more affectionate than usual' during the visit, the birth mother said in her statement.
Throughout the investigation numerous persons of interest have been identified. Some were charged with unrelated crimes as detectives dug into their pasts, others were cleared entirely.
In 2015 it emerged a ring of pedophiles had been active in the area and were being investigated. Years later, that theory has not conclusively been ruled out.
Public fascination with the mystery deepened in 2017 when a court ordered William's unusual family situation could be revealed.
William and his younger sister were in foster care when he disappeared.
The revelation, as with every development in the case, played out across national news bulletins and frontpages while sending armchair conspiracy theorists into overdrive on social media.
The second tranche of hearings, beginning August 5, will be watched closely by detectives as people they've identified as worthy of suspicion take the stand.
The coroner's legal powers mean witnesses could be forced to explain their movements and what they know about William's disappearance - unlike conventional police interviews.
Coronial documents revealed William's birth mother (pictured) was told her son 'had a black eye' from an accident just before her final contact visit with the toddler five years ago
Timeline of William Tyrrell's disappearance
Still missing: William Tyrrell vanished from his foster grandmother's home three-and-a-half years ago
2014
September 12 - Dressed in a Spiderman outfit, three-year-old William Tyrrell goes missing from the garden while visiting members of his foster family on the NSW north coast.
September 21 - Police stop searching for the missing boy after scouring surrounding bushland and neighbouring houses.
2015
January 20 - Police search the home and business of a washing machine repairman, who had been due to carry out repairs at the house at the time the three-year-old went missing.
Detectives take items for testing including a mattress, computer and vehicles. They drain his septic tank.
January 23 - The washing machine repairman publicly denies any involvement in William's disappearance and says he and his wife are on the verge of a breakdown due to the public attention.
February 19 - Homicide detectives take over the case and say it's likely William was abducted.
March 2 - Police fruitlessly search an area of bushland near Bonny Hills for three days after a tip-off.
April 17 - William's foster parents speak publicly for the first time in an emotional video released through police which does not identify them.
April 17 - Police say the boy may have been a victim of a pedophile ring.
September 6 - The Nine Network's 60 Minutes airs a special report into the case, revealing two suspicious cars were parked on the street the morning William went missing.
September 12 - 'Where's William' week is launched one year after he disappeared.
2016
September 12 - A $1million reward is offered for information leading to William's return.
2017
August 24 - William's foster child status is revealed after a court ruling.
2018
June 12 - NSW Police announce the start of a four-week forensic search of bushland conducted by Strike Force Rosann.
June 14 - William's grandmother scolds police who have failed to find the young boy after four years, and claims their latest search is 'just for show'.
June 26 - The forensic search continues on what would have been William's seventh birthday.
June 27 - Strike Force Rosann announces it will move the search to an 800sqm block of bushland just 4km from where William was last seen alive.
June 5 - The latest search ends with Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin saying the case could soon go to a coroner.
August - Investigation leader Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin and a sergeant get into a fight in a disagreement during a briefing.
September 13 - Police reveal they found a burned out car wreck belonging to a former person of interest.
December 19 - Coroners say William could still be alive and the inquest will determine if he died or not.
2019
February - DCI Jubelin is removed from the investigation amid a misconduct probe.
March 25 - The inquest into William Tyrrell's disappearance begins, with William's biological and foster parents appearing over the course of a week.
The inquest's first batch of hearings focused on William's family situation and the events leading up to his disappearance.
Both his foster and biological parents were quizzed, as were neighbours who helped in the search.
It was disclosed that William's biological parents absconded with him for six weeks in 2012, following a children's court order.
William's biological father slammed authorities for letting them down.
'Authorities f***ed up ... The minister had a duty of care to keep William safe until he was 18. That was not the case at all.'
April 30: William Tyrrell's foster grandmother's police statement is released following an application from Daily Mail Australia.
August: The second tranche of inquest hearings will begin
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