Former William Tyrrell suspect William Spedding sues State of NSW over 'hopeless' case

A former suspect in the disappearance of William Tyrrell claims police told him "we know you did it" and tried to turn his wife against him by charging him with historical child sex offences, a court has heard. Key points: Mr Spedding was named as a person of interest in the disappearance of William Tyrrell in 2014 Mr Spedding denies any involvement in the case and claims he was unfairly targeted by police He claims child sex abuse allegations from the 1980s were unearthed to further the investigation against him William "Bill" Spedding is suing the State of NSW in the Supreme Court alleging detectives pursued an "utterly hopeless" case against him in part to "punish" him over their suspicions in the Tyrrell matter. Mr Canceri said his client claims during the interview Mr Jubelin leaned into his face and told him, "Mr nice washing machine man, I'm going to ruin you." The barrister said a review of court documents would have shown key witnesses were "totally lacking credibility", as they contained evidence two children were "coaxed" into making statements against Mr Spedding. Under questioning from the state's barrister, Adrian Williams, Mr Spedding denied that Mr Jubelin had never threatened to "ruin" him or used the words "Mr washing machine man".