'We are not happy': William Tyrrell's family distances itself from Schapelle Corby
The family of missing NSW toddler William Tyrrell has distanced itself from Schapelle Corby, who used the media attention surrounding her release from Bali detention to raise awareness for the search.
Corby was flanked by security, police and media as she left her Kuta home yesterday, where 7 News images showed her holding high a handbag with a picture of the little boy on it.
The 39-year-old held up her handbag with little boy's infamous photo in his Spiderman outfit attached, as she left her villa in Kuta, flanked by dozens of police.
It has been two years since the three-year-old, wearing his Spiderman outfit, disappeared from his grandmother's house at Kendall in NSW on September 12, 2014.
Police believe little William was abducted, and earlier this year the boy's family offered a $1 million reward for any information that leads to his recovery.
William's family have made a heartbreaking appeal to those involved in his disappearance to give them closure.
The William Tyrrell charity has today told the media they are not associated with the convicted drug smuggler, despite her efforts use the media opportunity to help them.
While they appreciate the support, the charity says they are "not happy" Corby has used the media circus to bring attention on the Tyrrell family.
"While the Where’s William Campaign appreciates that Schapelle Corby has shown concern regarding little William’s disappearance and in using her release as a convicted offender from Bali as a media opportunity to increase awareness that William is still missing, we are not happy," it said in a statement.
"William’s family and their campaign to support the NSW Police in their investigation in the search for William have absolutely no association with Schapelle Corby, her supporters or her family and had no prior knowledge of Miss Corby’s intention to use William’s image in this way.
"While the Where’s William Campaign aims to increase awareness where possible, this situation regarding Miss Corby has no association whatsoever to William, his loved ones or their campaign to find their little boy."
A photo of missing William Tyrrell on Schapelle Corby's bag. William disappeared at the age of 3 from Kendall on 12 September 2014. #7News pic.twitter.com/KlL3Ubp0fw
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) May 27, 2017
Corby is yet to be sighted following her departure from Brisbane airport early this morning. Her security team took media on a wild goose chase with a motorcade of black Mercedes vans, followed by the media, which left the airport but took separate routes.
Her sister Mercedes has however been spotted arriving at her mother's Rosleigh Rose home in Loganlea, south of Brisbane this morning.
