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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 and posed naked in woods near his Peterborough home in November 1994. His mother ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Murdered Rikki Neave’s mother denies ‘high priestess of the occult’ claim

The mother of murdered schoolboy Rikki Neave has denied having an interest in black magic and bragging about being a “high priestess of the occult”. Ruth Neave was cleared of killing six-year-old Rikki, who was found strangled and posed naked in ...

02 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Rikki Neave’s mother denies catalogue of child abuse

The mother of murdered schoolboy Rikki Neave has denied grabbing him around the neck as “punishment for being naughty”. Rikki, aged six, was strangled and then posed naked in woods near his Peterborough home in November 1994. His mother Ruth ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Rikki Neave’s mother ‘horrified’ to be jailed for ‘smacking’ children

The mother of murdered schoolboy Rikki Neave has told jurors she was “horrified” to be jailed for “smacking” her children. Rikki, aged six, was strangled and then posed naked in woods near his Peterborough home in November 1994. His mother ...

01 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Da Vinci drawing wrongly cast suspicion on murdered Rikki’s home, court told

The mother of Rikki Neave was wrongly accused of his murder after a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man was found at the family home, a court has heard. Six-year-old Rikki’s naked body was posed in a star shape in woods after he ...

19 Jan 2022 at 16:27

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 strangled and posed naked in a star shape in woodland near his ...

25 Jan 2022 at 13:25

The tragic life and death of Rikki Neave

Tragic Rikki Neave was a cheeky little boy whose short life was marred by allegations of violence and neglect. The six-year-old and his three sisters were known to social services before his murder in November 1994. At times, he ...

21 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Man convicted of murdering six-year-old boy in 1994 loses appeal

A 42-year-old man given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a six-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago has lost an appeal. Following a trial at the Old Bailey, James Watson was handed a minimum jail term of 15 ...

04 Sept 2023 at 11:16

Man serving life for Rikki Neave murder to challenge conviction at appeal court

A man serving a life sentence for the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave nearly 30 years ago will challenge his conviction at the Court of Appeal. Rikki’s murder in 1994 was among the most high-profile cold cases on police ...

13 Jun 2023 at 02:45

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 ...

21 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Rikki Neave’s ‘pure evil’ killer jailed for minimum of 15 years

Rikki Neave’s killer jailed for minimum of 15 years

A “pure evil” child killer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for the murder of vulnerable six-year-old Rikki Neave in 1994. James Watson was 13 when he lured the schoolboy to woods near his home ...

24 Jun 2022 at 17:12

‘Horror’ over for Rikki Neave’s mother after schoolboy’s killer loses appeal

The mother of a six-year-old boy found dead in woods nearly 30 years ago said her “journey of horror and tragedy” is finally over after the schoolboy’s murderer lost an appeal against his conviction. Ruth Neave said ...

04 Sept 2023 at 13:25

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