Hopes of finding our son Peter Falconio have been dashed again, says mum of murdered Brit after ‘remains’ false alarm
She said: "We had seen media reports but had not heard anything officially.
"We would have expected the Australian police to have rang if that was the situation, we hope they would have, but we’ve not heard."The earlier reports claimed skeletal remains were found on January 9 on Tanami Road, a few miles from Stuart Highway where Peter was shot. It was claimed the bones were discovered during unrelated searches for mum-of-two Angie Fuller, 30, whose disappearance is being treated as a homicide.
Sources reportedly told the papers the remains would be tested to see if they could be Peter's but it all turned out to be incorrect.Assistant Commissioner of Northern Territory Police Michael White blasted the public for "speculating" on the identity on any missing persons cases.fresh appeal for informationThe backpacker's murder made headlines across the world with authorities launching an extensive police manhunt to locate the culprit.
On July 14, Joanne flagged down a truck on the Stuart Highway saying she and her boyfriend, both from West Yorkshire, had been attacked after their camper van was stopped by a truck.She claimed the driver shot Peter before tying her up, but managed to escape and
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