Missing toddler Family criticise Australian police

THE family of Cheryl Grimmer who vanished aged three from an Australian beach more than 50 years ago have criticised police for failing to formally interview potential witnesses during a review of the case.

- Molly SEAMAN molly.seaman@

Three potential eyewitnesses are understood to have come forward following the launch of the BBC's Fairy Meadow true crime podcast.

One man, who did not want to be identified, said he had seen a teenage boy carry a small child from the changing rooms next to the beach on the day the Bristol youngster disappeared.

According to the BBC, the man said he had spoken to New South Wales Police but did not hear from the force again.

A retired detective who worked on Cheryl's case said he believed the man’s account to be “very credible”

Another potential witness said they saw a man taking a young girl from the beach the day Cheryl disappeared.