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| Man charged with Nickell murder | Man charged with Nickell murder |
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| Police have charged 41-year-old Robert Napper with the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common. | Police have charged 41-year-old Robert Napper with the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common. |
| Ms Nickell, 23, was stabbed 49 times and sexually assaulted in the attack in south-west London while she walked with her young son on 15 July 1992. | Ms Nickell, 23, was stabbed 49 times and sexually assaulted in the attack in south-west London while she walked with her young son on 15 July 1992. |
| Mr Napper will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 4 December. | Mr Napper will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 4 December. |
| Colin Stagg, from Roehampton, west London, was prosecuted for the murder, but cleared in 1994. | Colin Stagg, from Roehampton, west London, was prosecuted for the murder, but cleared in 1994. |
| A judge threw the case out on the grounds that police had used a "honey trap" plot to encourage him to confess. | A judge threw the case out on the grounds that police had used a "honey trap" plot to encourage him to confess. |
| Painstaking process | |
| The charge follows a review of the evidence by police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) into the fomer model's murder. | |
| Hilary Bradfield of the CPS Serious Casework Unit said: "As the investigation has developed, I have been carefully examining and assessing the evidence. | |
| "It has been a painstaking process and alongside the police we have considered all aspects of the case in detail. | |
| "This week we have reached a decision that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and have authorised the police to charge. | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Robert Napper, 41, has today been charged with the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common on July 15 1992." | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Robert Napper, 41, has today been charged with the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common on July 15 1992." |