In a statement, Mrs Reel said: "We've waited 25 years for justice. Mrs Reel said jurors didn't hold back in listing the failures of the police and the spying on the campaign, which was deeply traumatic and led to a breakdown in trust with the police.
Ricky's case has remained open after a jury inquest ruled an "open verdict" in 1999, meaning the case cannot be closed until a firm conclusion has been reached. Mrs Reel and members of the Justice for Ricky Reel campaign met with Sir Mark Rowley on January 11. If this new information proves to be credible then the campaign can apply to reopen the inquest. She passed that information to the police with demands to speak to the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.
It comes after Mrs Reel told previously The Mirror she was contacted by someone in July 2021 claiming to know who killed her son and that the fatal attack was racially motivated. "We just want to find the truth and it's only right we get justice after being treated as second-class citizens. "I have been down this road so many times only to get hurt so many times. That is the only thing that has kept me going for the last 24 years. I am hoping now we can come to some sort of closure of finding out what happened to Ricky and why "In Ricky's case, there was racism and the lack of a proper investigation. She said: "The new commissioner has been saying he's keen to deal with racism and we think it's really important to see what he's going to do. Speaking to the Mirror today, Mrs Reel said she is hopeful but remains cautious.
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