Talking of missing children in Australia, there is a possible development in the Cheryl Grimmer case. The Police have found 'an area of interest' which they will be searching further tomorrow:
Police suspect three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer, originally from Bristol, was taken from a beach in Australia.
www.bbc.co.uk
This area was described in great detail in the 1971 confession from the man who was eventually charged with Cheryl's murder in 2017: the case collapsed because the confession was ruled inadmissible. Shockingly, the area has never been searched before. In 1971, the Police dismissed the confession at the time without searching the area. And they obviously didn't search the area when they decided to charge the suspect in 2017. I find this astounding.
Her poor brother, Ricki Nash, actually hopes that nothing is found here and I understand why. He has lived with unbearable guilt for decades. If it transpires that the family could have known conclusively that she was dead and be able to have a funeral for her and most importantly most likely have the killer caught and sentenced in 1971, that would be unspeakable torment for Ricki on top of everything. And of course, even in 2017, if the Police had found evidence then, I'm sure they could have built a case even if the confession itself was ruled inadmissible.
Given the unprecedented interest at the time, it's mindboggling that the Police chose to dismiss the confession without even searching this area.