10. A Case to Answer

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 Ten of The Boy in the Woods the BBC Journalist,
Winifred Robinson, reveals recordings of Rikki's step-father,
Dean Neave, being questioned by police following the murder.
Unlike Ruth Neave, Dean never faced charges of child neglect; but
as Rikki's sister, Rochelle, reveals, the six year old was
regularly beaten and ill treated by his step-Dad. Ruth herself
thought Dean might have had a hand in what happened to him and in
the wake of his death social services had many questions to
answer.


The Boy in the Woods is Presented by BBC Journalist, Winifred
Robinson; the Series Producer is Sue Mitchell Sound Design is by
Tom Brignall The Editor is Philip Sellars We would like to thank
the Cambridgeshire Journalist, John Elworthy, for his help in the
making of this series.