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4. The Interrogation

Police officers split into teams and begin interrogating their main suspect in the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave. The questions are relentless as they hone in on his home life

In Episode Four of The Boy in the Woods, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Journalist, Winifred Robinson, pieces together how police officers set about building their case against Rikki's mother, Ruth. They question her relentlessly for more than twenty hours as they attempt to trap her. The tapes draw you into the nightmare world she faced, with one officer saying in response to her claims that she was a good Mum: "If you're such a good Mum then, Ruth, how come you've got one child dead and another one in care?"

The Boy in the Woods is Presented by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Journalist, Winifred Robinson; the Series Producer is Sue Mitchell
Sound Design is by Tom Brignall

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Thu 6 Oct 2022 13:45

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