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Rikki Neave death: Portugal extradition set for 1994 murder suspect | Rikki Neave death: Portugal extradition set for 1994 murder suspect |
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A man suspected of murdering a six-year-old boy 22 years ago is to be extradited from Portugal after leaving the UK while on bail. | A man suspected of murdering a six-year-old boy 22 years ago is to be extradited from Portugal after leaving the UK while on bail. |
Rikki Neave's naked body was found in woodland near his Peterborough home in November 1994. He had been strangled. | Rikki Neave's naked body was found in woodland near his Peterborough home in November 1994. He had been strangled. |
The investigation reopened last year. | The investigation reopened last year. |
James Watson, 35, from Peterborough was arrested and bailed in April. He was re-arrested in Lisbon on Tuesday. He appeared in court where police said he was "not fighting extradition". | |
Mr Watson was initially bailed until June and re-bailed until September, but last month police confirmed he had left the country. | |
More news from Cambridgeshire | More news from Cambridgeshire |
He was traced to Portugal where local police detained him in the capital earlier this week. | He was traced to Portugal where local police detained him in the capital earlier this week. |
Mr Watson had posted several photographs of himself in Portugal on his Facebook page prior to his re-arrest. | |
He was held under a European Arrest Warrant on suspicion of breaching his licence, police said. He appeared in court in the Portuguese capital on Thursday. | |
Rikki Neave was last seen leaving his Welland estate home for school on the morning of 28 November 1994. | Rikki Neave was last seen leaving his Welland estate home for school on the morning of 28 November 1994. |
His body was found the next day in a wooded area about five minutes walk away. | His body was found the next day in a wooded area about five minutes walk away. |
He had died as a result of compression to the neck, post-mortem tests found. | He had died as a result of compression to the neck, post-mortem tests found. |
Rikki's mother, Ruth Neave, was cleared of his murder at a trial in 1996. She later admitted child neglect and cruelty and was jailed for seven years. | Rikki's mother, Ruth Neave, was cleared of his murder at a trial in 1996. She later admitted child neglect and cruelty and was jailed for seven years. |
A Crimewatch appeal broadcast on the 20th anniversary of Rikki's death led officers to release an e-fit of two teenage boys they wanted to talk to in connection with the case. | A Crimewatch appeal broadcast on the 20th anniversary of Rikki's death led officers to release an e-fit of two teenage boys they wanted to talk to in connection with the case. |
The pair had been seen walking out of the woods where Rikki's body was found on the morning of 29 November. | The pair had been seen walking out of the woods where Rikki's body was found on the morning of 29 November. |
Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit have 10 days to return him to the UK. | |
They are expected to travel to Portugal next week, Cambridgeshire Police said. | They are expected to travel to Portugal next week, Cambridgeshire Police said. |
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