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George Heron was a near neighbour in the same block of flats who stood trial for Nikki Allans murder in Sunderland and was cleared by a jury after a confession to police was ruled inadmissible.

Her whole life ahead of her. but on the evening of october the 7th 1992, the evening of october the 7th1992, her future was cruelly taken away from her. we thank nikkis family for their patience and strength over the last 30 years, and our thoughts are very much with them and continue to be so. david boyd head his crime, lying about his involvement and prolong in the family suffering, knowing all along he had taken the life of that little girl. the investigation into nickys murder has been one o...

Sharon Henderson’s campaign to see her daughter’s killer jailed has come at great personal cost

The mother of a seven-year-old girl whose killer escaped justice for three decades questioned how police could have possibly missed him - as he was today found guilty of her murder.

Seven-year-old Nikki Allan’s family never gave up their fight to see justice done

The jury in the trial of the man accused of the killing of Nikki Allan more than 30 years ago was today (Friday May 12) sent out to consider its…

A man has been found guilty of murdering Sunderland schoolgirl Nikki Allan after she was stabbed to death more than 30 years ago.

Questioned and charged and put in trial. he was eventually cleared by the jury that there was a huge rumpus at the time as controversy over this because people thought that he was the man guilty of this. they thought the jury had simply decided there simply wasnt enough evidence against him. his life was changed forever and the family talked at the time of how what a terrible day was for them but that geriatric at crown court was right. that man was not guilty of her murder. the case then revisi...

Crucial the crucial breakthrough here? tue: crucial breakthrough the crucial breakthrough here? tte: crucial breakthrough was new developments in dna technology. back in 1992, dna analysis wasnt very advanced. this led to another man originally being charged, accused, child and laying cleared of her murder. for many years, people wondered who was responsible. northumbria police came back to it and advances in dna showed david boyds dna on her clothing from the time. this was damning dna evidence...

Paedophile David Boyd has been convicted of the 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan.