Richard Lee from Hartlepool talks handing his medals in to Downing Street and returning to Germany for a new exhibition.
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00:00 So I'm here in Hartlepool with Richard Lee, father of Catrice Lee.
00:05 Richard, it's coming up to the anniversary, nearly 42 years since Catrice went missing,
00:10 but there's still quite a lot of things happening to raise the awareness, is that right?
00:15 Yeah, that's correct. I've now got car stickers, they're on the move.
00:20 I've got them going all over England and, funnily enough, back to Germany,
00:25 where Catrice went missing in Slosh Neuhausen.
00:28 I've also got to tie up with a lady called Julie Cooper,
00:32 who is the owner of the last post pub in Thornaby.
00:37 She's assisted me with many, many veterans who are also aiding and helping my cause.
00:44 What we intend to do is formulate a march for next year,
00:49 a march on Downham Street, wearing the t-shirts with 'Justice for Catrice'.
00:55 We're all not happy with the results of the investigation
01:00 and the way that the family have been treated.
01:02 I'm disgusted at the way that my family have been treated
01:05 and the sad part is that the only way that I can now express my views and my feelings
01:14 at the highest level that I can do is by handing my medals back.
01:19 And then, this time next year, I will be out in Germany in Slosh Neuhausen,
01:26 in the building where Catrice went missing,
01:28 with an exhibition run by Stuart McKenzie,
01:32 ex-military man himself, who agrees with my family, the feelings of the case.
01:40 And we intend to put an exhibition on there and, hopefully, from that exhibition,
01:45 I'll be out there with Natasha, Catrice's sister, and myself.
01:49 And we'll also be answering questions to the general public.
01:53 And what will it be like for you to be actually back in the spot where Catrice went missing?
01:58 I've often thought about it and I think it's going to be quite harrowing,
02:04 but, again, I don't know how hard it's going to be for Natasha,
02:08 who blames herself for not being with her sister on that day.
02:12 There is no blame. It was a tragic incident that happened
02:17 and we've got to continue the fight to get the answers that we need.