The heartbroken family of a teen boy found dead in Victorian bushland have broken down as they approached the scene that held a devastating detail.
14-year-old’s body was discovered just over one kilometre from the family homeWilliam Wall was last seen at 6.45am on Tuesday morning after leaving his home in Launching Place, a town 54km east from Melbourne’s CBD.
“It’s absolutely the first time he’s got lost. He’s a kid that sticks to himself, does all his school work, so this is really out of the ordinary.” Victoria Police block Victoria Street after missing teen William Wall's body was found. Picture: Mark StewartHis family were pictured breaking down as they visited the scene of his death, exhausted and depleted after joining the search mission that saw rain and temperatures drop to 7C.and claiming his disappearance was out of character.LOCALS TURNED AWAY FROM SEARCH
William suffered from high functioning autism and it was feared he may have become disorientated without food due to the length of time he had been missing.
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