Daniel Morcombe inquest finds police failed to prioritise investigation into child sex offender

Coroner says more could have been done to focus on Brett Peter Cowan, who is now serving life sentence for Daniel’s murder

The early police response to the disappearance of Queensland boy Daniel Morcombe did not pay enough attention to his murderer, Brett Peter Cowan, as a suspect, a coroner says.

Inquest findings were handed down by state coroner Terry Ryan on Friday, just over 15 years since Daniel disappeared on his way to buy Christmas presents in 2003.

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