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| Plea to name 'cowardly murderer' | Plea to name 'cowardly murderer' |
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| The brother of a young boy stabbed to death in East Sussex 40 years ago has made a new appeal for the "cowardly child murderer" to be named. | The brother of a young boy stabbed to death in East Sussex 40 years ago has made a new appeal for the "cowardly child murderer" to be named. |
| Peter Lyon, now 48, said the loss of his 12-year-old brother Keith in May 1967 affected him on a daily basis. | Peter Lyon, now 48, said the loss of his 12-year-old brother Keith in May 1967 affected him on a daily basis. |
| His comments came as police revealed a new DNA profile of a potential offender had come to light from forensic tests on old crime scene exhibits. | His comments came as police revealed a new DNA profile of a potential offender had come to light from forensic tests on old crime scene exhibits. |
| Keith was killed while out walking on the South Downs near Brighton. | Keith was killed while out walking on the South Downs near Brighton. |
| His body was discovered under bushes on a bridle path between Ovingdean and Woodingdean. He had been stabbed with a steak knife. | His body was discovered under bushes on a bridle path between Ovingdean and Woodingdean. He had been stabbed with a steak knife. |
| Thousands fingerprinted | |
| Mr Lyon, who has a nine-year-old son, said: "To anybody who is keeping secrets about this, this is the time to come forward and share what you know. | Mr Lyon, who has a nine-year-old son, said: "To anybody who is keeping secrets about this, this is the time to come forward and share what you know. |
| "There's nothing worse than shielding a cowardly child murderer for 40 years. | "There's nothing worse than shielding a cowardly child murderer for 40 years. |
| "It's affected me in the course of my adult life profoundly. It's a daily thing, it never goes away." | "It's affected me in the course of my adult life profoundly. It's a daily thing, it never goes away." |
| Det Insp Tim Nunn revealed the DNA lead on Tuesday. | |
| "It is new in the respect that what it does is place someone, that unidentified male individual, at the scene. | |
| "That is deeply significant because that's what this investigation has always struggled to do." | |
| Peter Lyon lost his older brother 40 years ago | |
| Det Insp Nunn said it was believed Keith had been stabbed by one or more members of a group of up to three males who tried to rob him. | |
| He also said he wanted to trace two boys who boarded a No.3 bus on Vines Cross Road and got off at Whitehawk Garage, in Brighton, saying he believed the killers had jumped onto a passing bus "in blind panic" following the murder. | |
| The case has been subject to several reviews over the years and was featured on Crimewatch in 2000 and 2001. | The case has been subject to several reviews over the years and was featured on Crimewatch in 2000 and 2001. |
| The murder inquiry was reopened in 2002 when contractors upgrading a police station uncovered the murder weapon which had been believed lost. | The murder inquiry was reopened in 2002 when contractors upgrading a police station uncovered the murder weapon which had been believed lost. |
| Three men have been arrested over the past year on suspicion of murder but were all subsequently released without charge. | Three men have been arrested over the past year on suspicion of murder but were all subsequently released without charge. |
| Previously, a case against two men was dropped over a lack of evidence in 1976, while a total of more than 5,000 youths have been fingerprinted. | Previously, a case against two men was dropped over a lack of evidence in 1976, while a total of more than 5,000 youths have been fingerprinted. |
| Det Insp Nunn said: "There must be people who have significant information about this. | Det Insp Nunn said: "There must be people who have significant information about this. |
| "I urge them to shed the load that they are carrying." | "I urge them to shed the load that they are carrying." |