A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 15 years for the murder of student Ricky Neve, who was found strangled in the woods near Peterborough nearly 28 years ago.
James Watson, a non-resident, was convicted in April in Old Bailey, London, of the 1994 murder after a DNA breakthrough in 2016 revealed that as a 13-year-old he had been in physical contact with a six-year-old boy. the day of his disappearance.
Watson, who has a long list of previous convictions, including sexual assault, has avoided disclosure for more than two decades, changing his account of his interactions with Neve as evidence against him.
Judge McGowan convicted Watson on Friday of being a teenager, as required by law, telling him he must spend at least 15 years in prison before being considered released.
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