US EditionName of suspect in 1970 disappearance of toddler revealed
A New South Wales MP named the suspect known as Mercury under parliamentary privilege after a 1971 confession was ruled inadmissible, prompting calls for renewed investigation and justice.
- On Thursday, Legalise Cannabis NSW Party MLC Jeremy Buckingham used parliamentary privilege to name the man known as Mercury and urged NSW Police to re-investigate Cheryl Grimmer's abduction.
- A police transcript from April 29, 1971 reveals the then-17-year-old interviewee confessed to abducting Cheryl and burning her swimsuit, but the NSW Supreme Court ruled the statement inadmissible, leading prosecutors to drop the case.
- Last week, Cheryl Grimmer's family gave Mercury a public ultimatum that expired on Wednesday, and volunteer search teams using cadaver detection dogs searched an area of interest earlier this month.
- Parliamentary officials warned MPs to use privilege responsibly, with Legislative Council president Ben Franklin stating, "this house can take action against members who are judged by the house to have abused privilege," while the BBC and news organisations chose not to name the man.
- Three-Year-Old Cheryl vanished from Fairy Meadow beach in 1970 and the NSW Parliament inquiry announced earlier this month will examine past investigative failures and the coronial inquest.
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Suspect named in notorious Australian child murder case
An Australian politician used parliamentary privilege on Oct 23 to reveal the identity of a person who confessed to murdering a 3-year-old girl who went missing in 1970, shedding new light on one of Australia’s most notorious unsolved mysteries. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Australian politician identifies person of interest in missing British girl case
The body of the child, originally from Bristol, has never been discovered. A person, whose trial over the disappearance of a British toddler more than 50 years ago collapsed, has been identified by an Australian politician. Cheryl Grimmer, aged three, was kidnapped from a changing area after spending a morning at the seaside with her mother and three brothers in 1970, near the city of Wollongong in New South Wales (NSW) state. The body of the ch…
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