Rikki Neave murder investigation

Title
Rikki Neave murder investigation
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
30 Nov 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:00:47
Description
Tony Burnley from Cambridgeshire Police appeals for 2 boys to come forward seen playing with 6 year-old Rikki Neave, who has been found naked and strangled on wasteground near his home in Peterborough. He says local schoolchildren are being counselled over the murder. (Rikki’s mother was later tried and acquitted of murder but convicted later of cruelty, Rikki was on social services at risk register).
Contributors
Tony Burnley
Keywords
Crime; Homicide; Children (age group); Peterborough; Rikki Neave

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LBC/IRN, "Rikki Neave murder investigation". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007100068003 (Accessed 12 Dec 2025)