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David Boyd denied murdering Nikki in October 1992 but was found guilty after a trial

A mother who fought for more than 30 years to bring her little girl’s killer to justice has told a court how the murder destroyed her family’s…

David Boyd denied murdering Nikki in October 1992 but was found guilty after a trial - today he will learn his fate at Newcastle Crown Court

David Boyd must serve at least 29 years for killing seven-year-old he stabbed 37 times

David Boyd, 55, was found guilty earlier this month of killing Nikki in Sunderland in 1992.

David Boyd evaded justice for 30 years while innocent man stood trial for the girl's killing

Boyd was convicted earlier this month of the murder of Nikki Allan, who was lured to her death at a derelict warehouse in Sunderland more than 30 years ago. Her mother, Sharon Henderson, who has spent three decades fighting for justice, branded the sentence a "disgrace".

Been expected to be given at the time? so, although she wanted to give him 37 years, because of the way the sentencing policy has to work, she was only able to give him a shorter sentence. she gave him 29 years, which in itself was an uplift from the minimum because of what she saw as aggravating factors in the nature of the attack, the way that he had lured away nikki allan to her death, the severe nature of the betrayal of trust and so on, she took all those factors into account in passing her...

Sharon Henderson has suffered terribly in the fight for justice.

David Boyd, 55, was found guilty earlier this month of killing Nikki in Sunderland in 1992.