A rapist and convicted intercourse offender named because the prime suspect within the homicide of Leah Croucher was an ‘evil f***er’, a former boss has claimed.
The colleague of Neil Maxwell, who killed himself two months after the 19-year-old disappeared in 2019, stated he feared he ‘would possibly kill somebody’ in the future.
This week unidentified human stays and private objects belonging to Leah had been discovered within the loft of a home in Milton Keynes.
It was later revealed that Maxwell – who was jailed for rape in 2009 – was working as a handyman on the property and was the one one that had keys throughout the time of Leah’s disappearance.
He was formally named because the prime suspect within the investigation after the grim discovery.
Chatting with the Mirror, Maxwell’s former boss stated he was so apprehensive about his behaviour he as soon as contacted police about him and stated he was able to homicide.
The enterprise proprietor reportedly instructed detectives Maxwell ‘can’t management his urges for intercourse and goes to kill somebody.’
The boss – who didn't need to be named – instructed the paper: ‘I really feel horrible for Leah and all these ladies – this can be a full failure of the system, he ought to by no means have been free.’
Unbeknown to the boss, Maxwell had simply been launched from jail for an additional sexual offence simply previous to working for him, and probation officers allegedly knew he had younger daughters, however nonetheless authorized his work utility.
In the meantime, a former companion of Maxwell’s stated she all the time knew he was a ‘flawed’un’ after relationship him as a young person whereas he was in his mid-20s.
On the time she says she thought nothing of their age hole as she was merely being a ‘rebellious teenager’, however as she received older she realised simply how predatory his behaviour was.
‘It’s clear he had an unhealthy curiosity in kids,’ she instructed the Mirror.
‘Why else would a bloke in his 20s be hanging round a younger schoolgirl? He was very controlling and compelled me to do issues.’
At a press convention, Ian Hunter of the Thames Valley Police stated: ‘At present, I'm able to affirm that we've nominated a suspect on this case. His title is Neil Maxwell.
‘Nevertheless, Maxwell was discovered useless on April 20, 2019 having taken his personal life.
‘It's uncommon to call a suspect, however we've additionally discovered this week that throughout the time when Leah went lacking, and while the proprietor of the property was not within the UK, Maxwell was the one individual to have keys to the property.
‘Maxwell had been employed by the home-owner to hold out some property upkeep on the home. We now know that Maxwell had keys to this property from November 2018.
‘While Maxwell has been nominated as a suspect, this doesn't imply he's responsible of any offence.
‘We are going to preserve an open thoughts, and our detailed investigation will search to collect ample proof to ascertain the reality.
‘This will or could not implicate or exonerate Maxwell or some other individuals from the investigation.
‘Maxwell has earlier convictions for sexual offences in opposition to females and was wished in reference to a sexual assault in Newport Pagnell in November 2018.’
The home the place Leah’s belongings had been discovered is roughly half a mile from the place she had lived along with her mother and father.
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