William Tyrrell case: high-ranking police officer condemns police commissioner for criticizing case

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Nov 16, 2021 7:55 pm 2 minutes to read

William Tyrrell has been missing since 2014. Photo / File

A former detective in the William Tyrrell case hit back at suggestions from the NSW Police Commissioner that there had been time “wasted” in the early years of the search.

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller made the extraordinary decision to detonate the initial search for William, 3, known as Strike Force Rosann, on Tuesday.

“The investigation looked at some people of interest who clearly weren’t, and I think time has been wasted on that, and the bush is overgrown,” Fuller said in a statement. radio interview.

“But a new team on board has inherited what was a bit of a mess and cleaned up this investigation.”

Detective Gary Jubelin, who led the Tyrrell case for four years before stepping down from NSW police as a Detective Inspector in 2019, told the Australian it was “disappointing” that Fuller decided to criticize the Tyrrell investigation now.

William Tyrrell disappeared from his adopted grandmother’s court in 2014. Photo / File

“As commissioner he is ultimately responsible for the investigation which went on all the time he was commissioner,” Jubelin said, adding that he had never received any criticism or advice on his management. of William’s research at the time.

“I own and take responsibility for how I conducted the investigation,” he said. “I hope the police who sat above me are prepared to do the same.

“There were a lot of police officers working hard on the investigation who were determined to find out what had happened to William. I’m sure they wouldn’t appreciate the public criticism from their commissioner.”

Police reopen the William Tyrrell case with new leads. Photo / File

Jubelin resigned from the police after claiming to have illegally recorded conversations with a person of interest. He lost an appeal against the ruling later that year.

The Australian has revealed that NSW Homicide Squad agents identified a suspect seven years after the little boy’s disappearance.

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Police search Kendall’s home on the NSW North Coast owned by William’s adoptive grandmother, who William was visiting in 2014 when he went missing.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller. Photo / Screenshot

Police said they believed the search would uncover William’s remains.

In September, police said they had obtained new information about William’s disappearance.

Former Detective Gary Jubelin. Photo / Screenshot

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