Two days after Christmas 1888 golden-haired seven-year old John Gill disappeared. Two days after that his naked body was discovered in a stables. He had been stabbed; his body had then been drained of blood, his legs cut off, his penis and anus removed, some of his internal organs removed and a pair of boot left in the chest cavity. The milkman in whose presence he had last been seen was arrested and accused of murder.
This true crime has been novelised in the form of a drama documentary. The story is clearly told although I would have loved some sort of map of the locality as I had trouble locating all the places.
A well written and interesting book. September 2018; 247 pages
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