William Tyrrell’s foster father cleared of knowingly giving false evidence to NSW Crime Commission

Magistrate said he was not convinced the man knowingly lied to law enforcement body despite incorrectly stating his wife had never harmed a child

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The former foster father of missing toddler William Tyrrell has been cleared of lying to a powerful law enforcement body despite incorrectly stating his wife had never harmed a child.

In Sydney's Downing Centre local court, magistrate John Arms said he was not convinced the man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - knowingly gave false evidence when called before the New South Wales Crime Commission as part of a joint investigation into William's disappearance.

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