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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Mother of murdered Rikki Neave hopes to challenge her child cruelty conviction

Ruth Neave and her partner, Gary Rodgers
Ruth Neave, supported by her husband, Gary Rogers, plans to challenge her conviction for child cruelty. Photograph: Si Barber/The Guardian

The mother of murdered schoolboy Rikki Neave has said she is hoping to challenge her 26-year-old conviction for child cruelty offences as a man is finally sentenced for the 1994 murder of her son.

In an exclusive interview, Ruth Neave, who was acquitted of her six-year-old son’s murder in 1996 but jailed for child cruelty offences, said she was advised to plead guilty to all offences – including murder – by her solicitor and denies all allegations.

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