Rachel Nickell's son and partner relive 1992 murder for new drama
Rachel Nickell's son and partner relive 1992 murder for new drama5 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGraham SatchellandAmy ClarkePA MediaThe only witness to Rachel Nickell's murder was her two-year-old son AlexMore than 30 years after a young woman, Rachel Nickell, was murdered while walking with her two-year-old son on Wimbledon Common in south London, her family are telling their story of what happened through a new drama series and documentary.In July 1992, 23-year-old Rachel was stabbed 49 times while out walking with the family dog, Molly.Her two-year-old son Alex was found clutched to her body, the only witness to what had happened.For Alex, now aged 36, and his father André Hanscombe, revisiting that day has one purpose: to share what they experienced and to spark a wider conversation about the aftermath of the tragedy.André Hanscombe and his son Alex praised the teams behind the new drama and documentaryAlex described taking part in the documentary and drama as "sharing his testimony" in relation to how he felt about the initial investigation. Meanwhile, André described some of the scenes between himself and the young Alex as "brutal", as he tried to extract details from his two-year-old son's memory, but even now he says: "I don't think I would have done anything different."Alex added they had "no regrets about that at all" because it meant police had an almost picture-perfect description of the attacker.'The day I saw my mum stabbed to death'André said: "The truth was that Alex was the only one who was there. He was attacked as well. He was the only one who knew what had happened."The police told us from day one they were in a terrible position - they didn't have anything. They didn't have anything. They were given no cards to play and Alex had the whole scene in his head."He said he believed it would have been important to Rachel that "we do every...المصدر: BBC Entertainment | Source: BBC Entertainment
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