William Tyrrell's foster mother pleads guilty to assault
William Tyrrell's foster mother has been found guilty of assaulting a child.
The 58-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in Parramatta’s Local Court on Monday morning alongside her husband.
She entered guilty pleas to two counts of common assault relating to a child, who is not William.
Despite her plea, she plans to fight the charges after also pleading not guilty to two counts of intimidation.
Her husband, 56, has pleaded not guilty to one count of common assault and one count of intimidation.
The court heard details of the incidents that took place between January and August 2021, with the foster mother previously trying to have the charges in question withdrawn on mental health grounds.
The couple will face a contested hearing before Magistrate Susan McIntyre, with the hearing expected to last five days.
William was only three years old when he vanished from his foster grandmother’s house at Kendall on the NSW mid North Coast on September 12th 2014.
The case attracted national attention and has become one of the state’s most notable cold cases.
No one has been charged over William’s disappearance and suspected death, and his foster parents have continued to deny any wrongdoing.
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