A 74-year-old Kendall resident, who was questioned several times by police following the disappearance of William Tyrrell in 2014, has confirmed his memory of the events on September 12 is cloudy.
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Paul Savage, who is among 54 people to give evidence at the coronial inquest into the suspected death of the child, was called for a third day of questioning by counsel assisting the coroner Gerard Craddock in Taree.
Mr Savage told the inquest he has no memory of anyone calling out the three-year-old's name on the day he went missing from his foster grandmother's home in Benaroon Drive, Kendall.
On Thursday, August 22, Mr Craddock asked Mr Savage about his movements on September 12 after a neighbour, Annie Marie Sharply, knocked on his door to alert him a little boy was missing.
"You immediately then went up to see the foster grandmother," Mr Craddock asked.
"That's correct yes," Mr Savage said..
Mr Craddock asked Mr Savage if, when he started the search for William, he heard any sounds.
"Did you hear anything as you were making your way up there?," he said.
"Not that I remember,' Mr Savage said.
"You didn't hear anyone calling out William's name?," Mr Craddock asked
"Not that I remember," Mr Savage confirmed.
Police evidence states William's foster father returned to Benaroon Drive at about 10.35am to discover his son was missing.
Mr Craddock told the inquest the foster father starting searching for William and was yelling out his name.
"Other witnesses heard him calling out for William in a really frantic way," he said.
"I don't remember that," Mr Savage said in response, adding he could not recall if the foster father was crying or seemed upset.
Mr Savage made a statement to police on March 16, 2016 where he said he saw William's foster father inside the house when he went to talk to the foster grandmother.
"Just a brief glimpse walking past the window," Mr Savage said.
On Tuesday, August 20 Mr Savage told the inquest the foster grandmother told him William's foster mother had gone into the house to make a cup of tea and then she came out to notice the 'little fella' was missing.
Mr Craddock queried Mr Savage over his recollection, citing his statement to police in September 25, 2014 where he made no mention of the foster mother going inside to make a cup of tea or coffee.
"You didn't say anything there about the foster mother making cup of tea or making a cup of anything," Mr Craddock said.
Mr Craddock asked Mr Savage if his 'memory is a bit cloudy' in relation to some of the aspects he gave to police in his statement.
"Yes it is," he said.
All of the evidence collected by Strike Force Rosann is being presented before Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame who will determine if the three-year-old did succumb to the rugged bushland around his grandmother's home, or was abducted by someone.
