Family of murdered toddler Cheryl Grimmer weep as suspected killer named

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Under privilege in the NSW parliament and with the blessing of Cheryl Grimmer's family, MP Jeremy Buckingham identified the suspect known by the pseudonym "Mercury" and read out his confession to police in 1971.

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00:00Victim of a heinous crime, a victim of an inexplicable failure of police and ultimately

00:05denied justice. The whole truth of this 55-year quest for justice by the Grimmers must be laid

00:12bare and every effort made to remedy this terrible situation. Cheryl and her family cannot and will

00:20not be victims forever and this unacceptable dead end of our criminal justice system cannot remain.

00:26Youngest brother of Cheryl. On behalf of the entire family I want to express our deepest gratitude

00:37to everyone who has stood by us throughout this long and painful journey in the pursuit

00:42of justice for Cheryl. We extend our sincere thanks to the New South Wales Parliament for

00:47allowing Cheryl's motion to be heard today and to Jeremy Buckingham for his courage in

00:52bringing it forward.

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