William Tyrrell’s foster father argues ‘lawful’ force used on another child as punishment, NSW court hears

Foster parents of missing William Tyrrell facing court on assault and intimidation charges of another child who was in their care

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William Tyrrell’s foster father rejects claims he grabbed a child by the neck as his lawyers argue he applied medium force to push the youngster down as they tried to get out of a timeout.

The 56-year-old foster father and 58-year-old foster mother returned to Parramatta local court on Monday.

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