Robbie was celebrating his 8th birthday when he was assaulted, tied to a tree and set alight. No one was ever charged for the crime, although police had suspected 13-year-old neighbor Don Collins. In a 27 minute statement to police, Robbie confirmed Collins was indeed responsible for the attack, and had done so in order to silence the boy from revealing that he had sexually assaulted him 2 weeks previously. In 2001 Collins was jailed for sexually assaulting another 8-year-old boy.
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