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The man charged with the murder of Wollongong toddler Cheryl Grimmer may have been a boy of 16 at the time of his alleged offence, but senior Wollongong police say he will face court as an adult.
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"The law is that, if they're under 21 for an offence they commit as a juvenile, they can in certain circumstances go before the Children's Court, but obviously he is well over 21," Detective Inspector Ainsworth said.
The man's name is not able to be published due to a suppression order put in place in the Frankston Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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The order was made on the grounds that publication of the man's name would risk prejudicing court proceedings.
Speaking outside Wollongong police station on Thursday, Detective Inspector Ainsworth said police would allege the three-year-old died within "an hour of so" of her being taken.
A man has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Cheryl Grimmer, who disappeared in 1970. Photo: NSW Police Media
He said he could not go into specifics of the police case before the accused appears in Wollongong court on Friday, but said details of the offence were "quite horrific".
Despite the breakthrough arrest, Detective Inspector Ainsworth indicated the little girl's body was unlikely to be found, as the area where she went missing has been redeveloped into residential housing.