 The inquiry was led by Detective Inspector Peter Wall of Greater Manchester Police . At 07 : 30 on 14 December , he instructed officers to attend 97 Langworthy Road and arrest everyone that they found there . Jean Powell and McNeilly laughed and joked with each other as they were arrested . Initially , all six denied involvement . Under questioning , Dudson , who had been urged by his father to tell the truth , began to talk . D.I. Wall said of Dudson 's statement : " As the story began to unfold , we just couldn 't believe it . I kept asking myself how one human being could do this to another . " Police officers " wept as the extent of Suzanne 's suffering was revealed , " and together with civilian staff at the station the police collected cash to send flowers to her at the hospital . On 17 December 1992 , the six accused appeared before magistrates in Manchester and were remanded into custody charged with kidnapping and attempted murder . Following Capper 's death they were charged with her murder on 23 December 1992 . 
