Attorney-General demands answers over cold case murder of Wollongong toddler

Andrew Pearson
Updated March 7 2019 - 8:51pm, first published 6:00pm
NO-GO: Cheryl Grimmer, 3, vanished from outside a shower block at Fairy Meadow beach in 1970. The DPP won't appeal the decision to drop charges against her alleged killer, after his 1971 police interview was ruled inadmissible.
NO-GO: Cheryl Grimmer, 3, vanished from outside a shower block at Fairy Meadow beach in 1970. The DPP won't appeal the decision to drop charges against her alleged killer, after his 1971 police interview was ruled inadmissible.

The cold case murder of toddler Cheryl Grimmer is likely to forever remain unsolved after the state's top prosecutor chose not to pursue the case against the man who allegedly took her from Fairy Meadow beach almost five decades ago.

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Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.

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