Neil Jackson, whose mum Emily was battered to death by serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, has rejected claims from Sutcliffe’s son that the show is cashing in on the murders
The son of the Yorkshire Ripper’s second victim has defended a new ITV drama saying “at last the victims’ voices are being heard”.
He hit back after the brother of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe accused the series of cashing in on the murders. Carl Sutcliffe said it was just dragging up “painful memories”. But Neil Jackson, whose mum was battered to death by the Yorkshire Ripper, said: “To me he’s wrong in what he’s saying, it’s nothing to do with him.
“It’s the families who are suffering and it’s about time our voice was heard.” Neil said the only problem he had with the series was that it wrongly suggested it was his mum’s idea to become a sex worker â when it was his dad’s. Neil said: “It makes my dad look far more innocent than he was. I just want to protect my mam’s memory because she was a joyful woman who would do anything for anybody.”
The programme covers the final moments of his mum, Emily Jackson. In the drama, hard-up Emily suggests the idea of becoming a sex worker to her husband, telling him she could earn £5 for having sex for five minutes. Her son Neil, from Leeds, is full of praise for Katherine Kelly, who plays his mum but is upset about their version of events.