5. The Clamour for Justice

For more than 20 years the case of the murder of six-year-old
Rikki Neave went unsolved. In this new ten part investigation,
award-winning journalist Winifred Robinson, has unearthed the
truth through unprecedented access to police interview rooms, and
follows the investigation as the police move in on the
perpetrator.


It's a haunting and heart-breaking case filled with injustice, a
story of vulnerable children, known to the authorities who should
have been protected, a tale of lives wasted and cut short. You'll
hear original police tapes never broadcast before, fresh
testimony from suspects and witnesses, new and compelling
evidence from forensic scientists. The series takes you inside
the jury room and abroad as the manhunt closes in.


In Episode Five of the Boy in the Woods, BBC Journalist, Winifred
Robinson, interviews Bryonie Swift, a family aid worker assigned
to work with Ruth and her children in the months before Rikki's
death. In this, her first public interview, she reveals Ruth's
frustration with Rikki the day before he went missing. In a
haunting exchange the young mother turned to Bryonie and told her
that she couldn't cope. She wanted help and if she didn't get it,
she said she would "kill him."


The Boy in the Woods is Presented by BBC Journalist, Winifred
Robinson; the Series Producer is Sue Mitchell Sound Design is by
Tom Brignall