New footage has been released of the moment convicted killer Brett Cowan was arrested over the murder of Sunshine Coast schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
The vision has been released just hours after the Queensland State coroner handed down his findings into the investigation into Daniel’s death and how police handled Cowan's arrest.
The harrowing vision shows Cowan in bushland on the Sunshine Coast as police arrive on the scene to arrest him.
An officer can be heard telling him to stay where is as he is approached by police.
“Police! Stay there, Brett. Stay there, mate,” an officer can be heard saying.
“You're under arrest for the murder of Daniel Morcombe.”
“Cool, I'm under arrest for Daniel Morcombe's murder,” Cowan is recorded as saying.
The arrest came after months of undercover operations and nine years after Daniel went missing.
State Coroner Terry Ryan yesterday handed down his report from an inquest into Daniel's death more than 15 years since he vanished on the Sunshine Coast on his way to buy Christmas presents.
It took 10 years to secure Brett Peter Cowan's conviction after he abducted, murdered and buried the 13-year-old in 2003.
The coroner recommended an independent review of high-risk missing persons cases or murders unsolved for 12 months and a faster return of remains to families.
Cowan was a convicted child sex offender, admitted being in the Sunshine Coast area when Daniel disappeared and had a weak alibi.
But Mr Ryan stopped short of admonishing police over the "largest criminal investigation in the history of Queensland" with 100 dedicated officers and about 10,000 interviews.
Both Queensland police and the state attorney-general are considering the findings.
Bruce and Denise Morcombe backed Mr Ryan’s findings and were cheered and applauded as they left court for what will be the very last time yesterday.
- with AAP