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Mother of toddler Jaidyn Leskei appeals to man acquitted of his murder Mother of toddler Jaidyn Leskei appeals to man acquitted of his murder
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The mother of murdered toddler Jaidyn Leskie has appealed to the man acquitted of his murder to tell her what he might know about her boy's death.The mother of murdered toddler Jaidyn Leskie has appealed to the man acquitted of his murder to tell her what he might know about her boy's death.
Bilynda Williams has written to Greg Domaszewicz, urging him to come forward.Bilynda Williams has written to Greg Domaszewicz, urging him to come forward.
"Please, before you die, write down [what happened] and store it somewhere," she said in the letter published by News Corp Australia's Herald Sun on Sunday."Please, before you die, write down [what happened] and store it somewhere," she said in the letter published by News Corp Australia's Herald Sun on Sunday.
"Please, if anything, for Jaidyn, let the truth be known to all.""Please, if anything, for Jaidyn, let the truth be known to all."
Jaidyn would have turned 18 this month if he was still alive.Jaidyn would have turned 18 this month if he was still alive.
Domaszewicz was charged with Jaidyn's murder but acquitted by a Supreme Court jury.Domaszewicz was charged with Jaidyn's murder but acquitted by a Supreme Court jury.
He said he left the 14-month-old boy sleeping at his home in the Victorian country town of Moe in June 1997 while he picked up Williams, who was then his girlfriend, from a pub in nearby Traralgon. He said he left the 14-month-old boy sleeping at his home in the Victorian country town of Moe in June 1997 while he picked up Williams, who was then his girlfriend, from a pub in nearby Traralgon.
He said he should never have left the child alone.He said he should never have left the child alone.
"It's upsetting, still, because ultimately there's a kid that died because of my stupidity," he told the Herald Sun."It's upsetting, still, because ultimately there's a kid that died because of my stupidity," he told the Herald Sun.
"Ultimately, it was my fault. I was the one who got in the car and went to pick her up.""Ultimately, it was my fault. I was the one who got in the car and went to pick her up."
When he returned, the child had gone, windows of the house were smashed and a bloodied pig's head was lying on the front lawn.When he returned, the child had gone, windows of the house were smashed and a bloodied pig's head was lying on the front lawn.
Jaidyn's body was discovered at the nearby Blue Rock Dam on New Year's Day, 1998.Jaidyn's body was discovered at the nearby Blue Rock Dam on New Year's Day, 1998.
A coronial inquest in 2005 found Domaszewicz had contributed to Jaidyn's death because he failed to look after the toddler adequately while he was in his care, and that he dumped the boy's body in the dam.A coronial inquest in 2005 found Domaszewicz had contributed to Jaidyn's death because he failed to look after the toddler adequately while he was in his care, and that he dumped the boy's body in the dam.
Domaszewicz said he was not concerned about being charged again, following changes to Victoria's double jeopardy laws.Domaszewicz said he was not concerned about being charged again, following changes to Victoria's double jeopardy laws.
Williams said nothing would bring Jaidyn back, but the family deserved to know what happened.Williams said nothing would bring Jaidyn back, but the family deserved to know what happened.
"So please, before your own life ends, please just tell the truth. Jaidyn deserves that much," she wrote to Domaszewicz."So please, before your own life ends, please just tell the truth. Jaidyn deserves that much," she wrote to Domaszewicz.