Extremely eye news reporter Zhang Yang
Intern Fang Ziyi
According to the BBC reported on January 18, in the 1994 city of Welland in Peterberg, England, the killer strangled the then 6-year-old Richie to death and stripped Ritchie's body and placed it in a star shape. After 27 years, the suspect was finally arrested.
Killed by Richie
27 years later, on January 18, 2022 local time, the now 40-year-old suspect James was brought to court on charges of murdering 6-year-old ritchie in 1994.
According to court documents, Ritchie disappeared near his home 27 years ago and was dead when he was found the next day. After strangling him, the killer took off his school uniform and threw him in the trash, and also placed Richie's body in the shape of a star.
Suspect James
In 1996, Richie's mother, Ruth, was accused of being the killer, and she confessed to child abuse in court but denied killing Richie. After trial, the court found that Ruth was not the real culprit. Since then, the real murder of the case has become a mystery.
On the day of Richie's disappearance, witnesses had seen Richie and James together. After that, the police investigated James. But James insisted he didn't know Richie and didn't have any physical contact with him.
It wasn't until 2015 that the case made a breakthrough. According to prosecutor John, James' DNA was discovered while examining Richie's coat using DNA techniques, which punctured James's lies. John added: "Judging by the modus operandi, it is highly likely that the killer sneaked in from behind and then pulled back at the neckline of larich's coat. ”
John told the judge that James had shown a perverted penchant for murdering children. In addition, James's teacher had noticed that he was very fond of observing Richie at that time and was highly concerned about the direction of the case.
Now, the suspect is on trial, which is expected to last 8 weeks.
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