 John Gill , a seven @-@ year @-@ old boy , was found murdered in Manningham , Bradford , on 29 December 1888 . His legs had been severed , his abdomen opened , his intestines drawn out , and his heart and one ear removed . The similarities with the murder of Mary Kelly led to press speculation that the Ripper had killed the boy . The boy 's employer , milkman William Barrett , was twice arrested for the murder on circumstantial evidence but was released . No @-@ one else was ever prosecuted . 
