Police have charged a man with the murder of a schoolboy killed 25 years ago.
Rikki Neave, six, disappeared on his way to school in November 1994, and his body was found the following day five minutes' walk from his home in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
James Watson, 38, of no fixed abode, has been charged with Rikki's murder.
He is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates' Court on Thursday, February 20.
Rikki was last seen leaving for school at around 9am on Monday, November 28, 1994 from his home in Redmile Walk, Welland.
He is believed to have been wearing grey trousers, a white shirt black shoes, and a blue coat.
His body was found the following day in a wooded area off Eye Road, close to Willoughby Court, around a five minutes walk from his home.
A post mortem examination found Rikki died as a result of compression of the neck, or strangulation.
CambridgeshireLive reports that Rikki's family have been informed.
Assistant chief constable Paul Fullwood from Cambridgeshire Police said: "The cold case review into Rikki's murder was undertaken by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit in 2014.
"We began reinvestigating the case in 2015 and following extensive investigative work, we have now been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge James Watson in connection with his death."
Chief Crown Prosecutor Chris Long said: "Following the death of Rikki Neave in Peterborough in November 1994, the Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised Cambridgeshire Constabulary to charge James Watson, 38, with murder."
He went on: "The decision was made following careful consideration of all the evidence presented to us by Cambridgeshire Constabulary as a result of their cold case review and subsequent lengthy and complex investigation.
"Criminal proceedings against Mr Watson are now active and he has a right to a fair trial."
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