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Rikki murder suspect ‘told his sister he messed up by leaving UK during probe’

The man accused of murdering schoolboy Rikki Neave told his sister he “messed up” after leaving Britain while under investigation, a court has heard. James Watson, 40, is accused of strangling the six-year-old and posing his naked body in woods in ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Rikki Neave murder accused denies interest in dead animals and young children

A police officer’s son accused of murdering schoolboy Rikki Neave has denied having an unhealthy interest in dead birds and young children. James Watson was only 13 at the time it is alleged he killed six-year-old Rikki in Peterborough on ...

28 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Ex-police officer’s son admits past crimes, but denies murdering Rikki Neave

The son of a former police officer has admitted a string of crimes from the age of 13, but insisted he did not murder six-year-old Rikki Neave. James Watson, 40, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of strangling Rikki in 1994 and ...

01 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Mystery solved after 27 years as fantasist found guilty of Rikki Neave’s murder

A fantasist has been found guilty of murdering schoolboy Rikki Neave – finally ending a 27-year mystery. A jury deliberated for 36 hours and 31 minutes to convict 41-year-old James Watson by a majority verdict of 10 to two ...

21 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Rikki Neave’s mother describes son’s murderer as a ‘monster’

The mother of strangled schoolboy Rikki Neave has described her son’s killer James Watson as a “monster”, as he was found guilty of the youngster’s murder after 27 years. Ruth Neave, 53, said Watson had taken her son’s ...

21 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Fantasist facing life after being found guilty of the murder of Rikki Neave

A fantasist is facing life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of murdering schoolboy Rikki Neave more than 27 years ago. James Watson was 13 when he lured six-year-old Rikki to woods near his home in ...

21 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Jury sent out to consider verdict in Rikki Neave murder trial

A jury has begin deliberating on its verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering schoolboy Rikki Neave more than 27 years ago. James Watson was aged 13 when it is alleged he strangled the ...

06 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Murdered schoolboy Rikki Neave was ‘seen alive on night he vanished’

Murdered schoolboy Rikki Neave was seen alive and well outside a shop on the night he was reported missing, a court has been told. James Watson was 13 when it is claimed he strangled ...

29 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Rikki Neave, six, was murdered amid ‘morbid fantasy’ of dead child, court told

Rikki Neave was strangled by an older boy with a “morbid fantasy” and “sexual interest” in small children, a court has heard. James Watson is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of ...

30 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Witness, 90, recalls sighting of Rikki murder accused almost three decades ago

A pensioner has described seeing six-year-old Rikki Neave with his alleged killer on the day he was murdered 27 years ago. Rikki was allegedly spotted in the company of then ...

24 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Tragic Rikki Neave’s mother was writing a book on ‘perfect murder’, court told

The mother of schoolboy Rikki Neave had an interest in witchcraft and was writing a book on the “perfect murder”, it has been claimed in court. Six-year-old Rikki was ...

25 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Mother of Rikki Neave ‘told the truth and nothing but the truth’, jury told

The mother of six-year-old Rikki Neave said she was telling the “truth and nothing but the truth” when denying his murder more than 25 years ago. Rikki was strangled ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:25

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