Thursday 30 June 2022 04:27 AM William Tyrrell's foster mum in court over allegations she kicked and hit a ... trends now

Thursday 30 June 2022 04:27 AM William Tyrrell's foster mum in court over allegations she kicked and hit a ... trends now
Thursday 30 June 2022 04:27 AM William Tyrrell's foster mum in court over allegations she kicked and hit a ... trends now

Thursday 30 June 2022 04:27 AM William Tyrrell's foster mum in court over allegations she kicked and hit a ... trends now

William Tyrrell's foster mother has been refused an application to have charges she allegedly hit, kicked and intimidated a ten-year-old girl to be heard on mental health grounds.

The court heard that the foster mother at one point called a friend and allegedly said 'I need to break her', with police having a strong case for the charges because of audio surveillance in the home at the time. 

Looking noticeably thinner and with her hair a darker shade, the foster mother appeared at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday on four charges - two of assaulting and two of intimidating a ten-year-girl in a family home.

The court heard that after July last year the woman known as SD allegedly hit the girl with a wooden spoon and then 'kicked her on the floor' in what Magistrate Peter Feather described as the 'more serious' charge. 

Prosecutors told the court the intimidation was 'part of an ongoing pattern of violence' in the home and that the ten-year-old had become 'jealous' and started 'to act up' when a six-year-old child entered the home. 

Magistrate Peter Feather said SD had hit the girl with a wooden spoon on her body and assaulted the girl by kicking her in the left thigh.

Wearing a rose pink sweater and black trousers, the foster mother arrived at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday with William's foster father, known as JS, and a William Tyrrell PR campaign representative.

Both SD and JS were charged with common assault and stalking of the girl last year with JS pleading not guilty.

SD's failed mental health application means she will attend the same hearing with her husband, listed for January 16 next year. 

William Tyrrell's foster mother and father(above) arrive at court where the noticeably thinner mother was applying to have charges she allegedly hit, kicked and intimidate a 10-year-old girl heard on mental health grounds

William Tyrrell's foster mother and father(above) arrive at court where the noticeably thinner mother was applying to have charges she allegedly hit, kicked and intimidate a 10-year-old girl heard on mental health grounds

Mr Feather told the court it was a case where 'the child is misbehaving, the ten-year-old' and that a six-year-old had changed 'the dynamics in the family' causing 'a degree of jealousy in the child'.

He said this had caused 'problems in terms of parenting'. 

Prosecutors told the court that the child had been 'misbehaving… (over) a very long period of time'.

But Mr Feather said the fact the alleged offences had occurred in front of another child and three other aggravating factors made them more serious.

SD's lawyer Sharon Ramsden told the magistrate that the foster mother's alleged offending had happened in 'a unique set of circumstances'. 

The court heard audio police surveillance devices inside the foster mother's home caught her allegedly assaulting the girl and ringing a friend to say 'I need to break her'

The court heard audio police surveillance devices inside the foster mother's home caught her allegedly assaulting the girl and ringing a friend to say 'I need to break her' 

A forensic psychology report tendered to the court said the foster mother had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Magistrate Feather said he was satisfied this was true and that at the time of the alleged offending SD had been ‘highly stressed’. 

But he believed the charged had to be heard under the criminal justice system rather than the Mental Health Act and that if he were sentencing SD today he would give her a two-year community corrections order.  

Officers from Strike Force Rosann, the team set up by NSW Police to investigate William Tyrrell's disappearance, including Detective Sean Ogilvy were in court for the hearing.

Police allege the 55-year-old caused the girl 'pain and bruising', and also hit the girl with a wooden spoon.

William's foster father is due to face a trial next year after police allege he 'grabbed' the girl around the neck and 'physically restrained her to sit back down'.

The foster couple also allegedly

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