Detectives formally charged the 56-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, last Friday but aNSW Police spokeswomanwould not comment on the nature of the alleged incident. 'As foster carers you look after the children that you're asked to look after, loving the children for who they are,' she told the 'Walking for William' podcast. NSW Police have laid fresh charges against William Tyrrell's foster mother for stalking and intimidation. NSW Police and Rural Fire Service volunteers have been searching an area of bush, 1km from the former home of William Tyrrell's foster grandmother in Kendall, A masked forensic officer kneels with a brush in his hand at the search site. The missing boy's 56-year-old foster mum and 54-year-old foster dad are accused of assaulting a child at. His foster mother, who was sitting . The matter will return to Hornsby Local Court on April 29, when the foster mother's application to hear her proceedings under the Mental Health Act will be assessed. Earlier on Wednesday, a 'body finder'who helped discover the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe claimed the dig to find William's remains is a 'more complex' job. I, By Detectives formally charged the 56-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, last Friday but a NSW Police spokeswoman would not comment on the nature of the alleged incident. William's foster mother has become a person of interest in the case. With this behind me I hope the police focus on finding William and what happened to him, she told reporters outside court. William's foster father (pictured in December 2021) was charged in January this year with two counts of 'knowingly provide false and misleading evidence', On the second day of the search for William's remains at a dig site in the NSW Mid North Coast town of Kendall, the boys foster mother was declared a person of interest in his disappearance. The 56-year-old - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - was charged with giving false or misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission earlier this week. Throughout the inquest, further details into the events surrounding the disappearance of the missing toddler have emerged. The child allegedly assaulted is not William Tyrrell, who went missing as a three-year-old in 2014. Earlier in the court hearing, Lonergan said he believed the foster mother knew where William Tyrrell is. February 19- Homicide detectives take over the case and say it's likely William was abducted. The charges of stalk, intimidate intend fear of physical or mental harm are domestic related, according to court documents. April 17 - Police say the boy may have been a victim of a paedophile ring. That was not the case at all. William Tyrrell's foster parents have been charged over the alleged assault of a child. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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Police have been scouring a cleared earth area since Monday after a major breakthrough in the case, A rarely seen picture taken minutes before the last time William Tyrrell's foster parents saw him, playing with his sister on his foster grandmother's balcony, Pictured: Who's who is William Tyrrell's complicated family tree - from his wealthy north shore foster parents to a 'homeless' biological dad and single mum raising his two younger brothers, William's foster parents have both vehemently denied any involvement in his disappearance. Detectives take items for testing including a mattress, computer and vehicles. Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia Both William's foster and biological parents have been ruled out as suspects in his disappearance. In 2019, the foster mother tearfully told the podcast which arose from the 'Where's William' campaign that William's disappearance was 'the never-ending nightmare' in their lives. The weekend the foster mother had planned included sorting through family belongings, getting the foster mother organised ahead of the Kendall house sale and taking the kids up the road to visit her father's grave. was part of a hide and seek game the pair played. Years later, that theory has not conclusively been ruled out. They sold the five-bedroom house with a swimming pool where William had lived from early 2012 until his disappearance for more than $4million last year. Do not sell or share my personal information. When do the clocks change in 2023? 'You don't make choices about who you love and who you don't love. 'The only people who are fighting for William is us and Gary,' the foster mother said. Those charges are unrelated to William, who vanished from a home in Kendall on the NSW mid-north coast eight years ago. They drain his septic tank. On this final occasion, the birth mother said, William was 'more affectionate than usual' and 'happy sitting on my lap and giving me a cuddle'. December 19 - Coroners say William could still be alive and the inquest will determine if he died or not. The image has a 'created time' of 7.39am and a 'corrected time' of 9.37am, a new document from the 2000-page evidence brief. William Tyrrell's foster mother last year made explosive new claims about police involved in the homicide investigation of the missing toddler's disappearance. The foster mother, 56, and foster father, 54, were charged in November 2021 in relation to the alleged assault of a child at a home on Sydney's north shore. She and the boy's foster father are careful about children's nutrition and access to fast food. The magistrate said she might have taken a different view had she denied ever hitting or kicking [the child]. "As there are non-publication orders in place, we are not in a position to comment," she said. However after some initial excitement, a police spokeswoman swiftly intervened to rule the item was unrelated and not of relevance to the case. The foster parents of William Tyrrell will face up to 10 prosecution witnesses and surveillance footage when a case unrelated to the missing Sydney boy goes to trial. In the immediate aftermath of the disappearance, as neighbours along Benaroon Drive joined in the search for William, the foster mother took her mother's Mazda down the street and along Batar Creek Road as far as the Disabled Riding School before turning back to the house. In January, William'sfoster father was charged withgiving false or misleading information to the NSW Crime Commission. 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'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' It comes weeks after it was revealed William's foster father was charged in January with two counts of 'knowingly provide false and misleading evidence'. Have you ever hit her with a wooden spoon? Det Sgt Andrew Lonergan asked her. Nothing. Forensic officers spent Tuesday night examining the front yard at the former home of William Tyrrell's foster grandmother in Kendall, where the little boy was last seen alive, The seized car (pictured being towed away) is currently undergoing forensic examination, Still missing: William Tyrrell vanished from his foster grandmother's home five years ago. Police believe an object might have been thrown from the vehicle as it was driven along Batar Road at Kendall, which is in the middle of the massive police search site for William's body, William Tyrrell (pictured) went missing from his foster grandmother's home seven years ago. The inquest into William Tyrrell's disappearance was due to conclude earlier this year, but is on hold because of coronavirus and may not resume as scheduled in October. William Tyrrell's foster mother has now been charged with lying to the state's secretive Crime Commission, just weeks after her husband was laid with the same charge. The coronial inquest has been delayed for another eight months with the next round of hearings happening in March 2020. At the time, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she was confident officers would make a breakthrough. The photo of William in his Spider-Man suit on his foster grandmother's Kendall deck that would become a proof-of-life image for police was just one of many photos intended for the foster parents' 2014 family photo book. William Tyrrells foster mother appeared in court in Sydney on Friday charged with knowingly giving false or misleading evidence to the crime commission. 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An inquest into the disappearance of the three-year-old boy was launched last year, where the foster mother described in vivid detail how 'silent' it got in the backyard. Throughout the investigation numerous persons of interest have been identified. Both foster parents have pleaded not guilty to a separate count of common assault against a child, which allegedly occurred at a home in Sydney's north in November 2021. It was forbidden under FACS laws to reveal William's status as a fostered child, but this very fact was discussed on social media where people shared their suspicions about what had happened to William. Willliam was deemed a long term placement in the care of the FACS Minister in April 2013. The inquest's first batch of hearings focused on William's family situation and the events leading up to his disappearance. 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A cadaver dog was taken over the area and the whole scene covered with large rolls of black plastic. Ms Ramsden told the court a psychologist had assessed her client in relation to the initial assault charge but that she would now need to be evaluated again, given the new charge. The foster father has entered pleas of not guilty to both charges. ', NSW Police are into their second week of a high intensity search of bushland around Kendall and the house on Benaroon Drive from which William disappeared. The item caused police to don gloves, place the item in an evidence bag and take it to a parked forensic van. April 17 - Police say the boy may have been a victim of a paedophile ring. The child is not William Tyrrell, who vanished from his foster grandmother's home in Kendall on the NSW north coast more than seven years ago. It was silent. podcast, William's foster mother claimed that on the first day of investigation police failed to quarantine the scene where William went missing. That area and the location of the first find of a degraded piece of patterned fabric has now been pegged with blue plastic flag markers. The specific allegations against them are suppressed. The 56-year-old foster mother of William Tyrell (pictured) - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - was charged with giving false or misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission. Port Macquarie Local Area Command Senior Constable Chris Rowley arrived at the house to find the foster father who 'came out of the bathroom and was very emotional and upset'. 'We just don't have our boy. The charge was unrelated to William, who was aged three when he went missing from a home at Kendall on the NSW mid-north coast in 2014. 'We took our role very seriously to provide a loving caring supportive home for him. It emerged last year that William's foster mother and now-deceased foster . The foster mother, who has a sister and two brothers, had intervened in a minor squabble between two of her siblings over property stored at her mother's Kendall house ahead of its proposed imminent sale. Public fascination with the mystery deepened in 2017 when a court ordered William's unusual family situation could be revealed. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller called into the scene to see what was happening after seeing a live Sky News Australia report on the 'find', A car seized by police looking for the remains of William Tyrrell was allegedly driven by his foster mother on the morning he vanished seven years ago. formally charged . The. Police, SES and rural fire workers along with detectives from Strike Force Rosann spent four weeks late last year digging up a section of forest less than a kilometre from the house where William vanished. The home renovations included a new bedroom that was meant for William. William's biological parents had been seeing him every month, but as he became a long term placement that access was reduced to bimonthly. That year, a campaign entitled 'Where's William' began on behalf of the foster parents,collecting donations and selling T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the boys image. Along with two detectives and special task force police officers, the grim-faced professor joined forensic grave archaeologist, Dr Tony Lowe, to inspect an area which has been flattened and cleared by Rural Fire Service officers. The minister had a duty of care to keep William safe until he was 18. William Tyrrell's foster mother last year made explosive new claims about police involved in the homicide investigation of the missing toddler's disappearance. The coronial inquest has been delayed for another eight months with the next round of hearings happening in March 2020. 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