Rachel Nickell's murder is back in the spotlight as her partner, André Hanscombe, and their son Alex revisit the 1992 killing on Wimbledon Common in a new drama and documentary, reflecting on the case from south London more than three decades later. The pair say they agreed to take part not to reopen old wounds for effect, but to explain what happened, how the investigation unfolded, and what the aftermath did to their family.
The news came after years in which the case remained one of Britain's most notorious miscarriages of justice. Rachel Nickell was 23 when she was stabbed 49 times while walking with Alex, then two, and the family dog, Molly, on Wimbledon Common in July 1992. Alex was later found clutched to her body, and the child's memory of that day became central to everything that followed.
