Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Peterborough schoolboy Rikki Neave to answer bail today

The man in his 30s, from Peterborough, was arrested at a property in the city on Tuesday April 19 and taken to a police station in Cambridgeshire where he was questioned by detectives.

A 12-hour superintendent’s extension had been granted to allow for further questioning, but on Wednesday April 20 he released on police bail until today, Wednesday June 15.

Rikki Neave was six-years-old when he was murdered in Peterborough in November, 1994. He was last seen leaving for school at around 9am on the morning of November 28th.

Rikki’s body was found in a wooded area of Eye Road, close to Willoughby Court at 12:05pm the following day - five minutes’ walk from his house in the Welland Estate.

A post mortem examination concluded that Rikki had died as a result of a compression of the neck – strangulation.

In June last year (2015), officers from the three-force Major Crime Unit relaunched the investigation into Rikki’s murder with a team of dedicated officers and specialists assigned.

Over the past ten months officers have been methodically building a timeline of Rikki’s last movements and made a national appeal for help via the BBC’s Crimewatch programme.

Anyone with information about Rikki’s death should contact police on 01480 425882 or email [email protected]. Alternatively, you can give information anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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