The Rachel Nickell Case

On 15th July 1992, Nickell, 23, was walking with her son and their dog in Wimbledon Common when she was brutally attacked. Two-year-old Alex was thrown into the bushes and Nickell was sexually assaulted, stabbed 49 times and her throat was cut.

Another walker in the Common found young Alex clinging to Nickell’s dead body, pleading with her to get up. The police later discovered a small piece of paper on her forehead that the boy had used as a plaster in an attempt to make his mum better.