A former suspect in the disappearance of William Tyrrell claims police told him 'we know you did it' and tried to turn his wife against him by charging him with historical child sex offences, a court hears.
A former suspect in the disappearance of William Tyrrell claims police told him "we know you did it" and tried to turn his wife against him by charging him with historical child sex offences, a court has heard.
Mr Spedding is claiming damages for malicious prosecution, wrongful imprisonment and abuse of process in the lawsuit against NSW Police and the director of public prosecutions.Mr Spedding told the court on Tuesday in the aftermath of the investigation he had high anxiety, found it hard to concentrate and suffered from low moods.Detectives honed in on the white goods repairman soon after William Tyrrell vanished from his foster grandmother's home in Kendall on September 12, 2014.
On January 20, 2015, police raided Mr Spedding's home and business before conducting a six-hour interview at Port Macquarie police station. Mr Canceri said those allegations had been made by Mr Spedding's opponents in a bitter court battle and police had declined to charge him at the time.
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