A 41-year-old man handed a life sentence with a minimum jail term of 15 years after being convicted of murdering six-year-old Rikki Neave nearly 30 years ago has been given “leave to appeal” against his conviction by three appeal judges.
James Watson, who was 13 when Rikki died near his home in Peterborough in 1994, was jailed by a judge in June after a trial at the Old Bailey.
