William Tyrrell disappearance: advice on potential charges to be given to NSW police within months, coroner hears

Advice from prosecutors about the boy's high-profile disappearance will be provided by the end of January

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Advice from prosecutors regarding possible charges over the 2014 disappearance of three-year-old William Tyrrell will be given to New South Wales police in the coming months, a coroner has heard.

A coroner heard on Friday that police are seeking the advice from the office of the director of public prosecutions about the case, with that opinion due to be delivered by the end of January.

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