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Video shown to jury of man being arrested over girl’s murder

A jury has seen video of the moment a former neighbour was arrested on suspicion of murdering a seven-year-old girl 26 years earlier. David Boyd, 55, is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court where he denies the 1992 murder of Nikki Allan, a girl who ...

03 May 2023 at 14:59

Jury out in trial of babysitter’s boyfriend accused of murdering girl, seven

The jury in the trial of a man accused of the 1992 murder of a seven-year-old girl has been sent out to start deliberations. David Boyd, 55, of Chesterton Court, Stockton, Teesside, is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court, where he denies ...

12 May 2023 at 12:16

Mother hits out at police after man convicted for her daughter’s 1992 murder

The mother of a seven-year-old who was battered and stabbed to death in 1992 has criticised police after seeing her daughter’s killer finally convicted of murder. There was chaos in court as the guilty verdict was returned against ...

12 May 2023 at 21:03

Police watchdog to investigate inquiry into schoolgirl’s 1992 murder

The police watchdog will investigate whether the inquiry into the 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan missed opportunities to identify her killer sooner. It was only last year, 31 years after the event, that David Boyd, 55, ...

16 Jan 2024 at 12:23

Man accused of murdering girl, seven, ‘will not give evidence in his defence’

A man on trial for murdering a seven-year-old girl in 1992 will not give evidence in his defence, a jury has been told. David Boyd, 55, denies murdering Nikki Allan in a derelict dockside building in Sunderland 31 years ago. The ...

10 May 2023 at 15:56

Seven-year-old Nikki Allan ‘skipped to her death’, murder trial told

A seven-year-old “skipped to her death” while being lured to a derelict building where she was brutally murdered in 1992, a court heard. David Boyd, then aged 25, is accused of smashing Nikki’s Allan’s skull with a brick before ...

20 Apr 2023 at 13:53

Seven-year-old’s murder in 1992 destroyed my family, mother tells court

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 lives. Sex offender David Boyd, 55, had a “sinister purpose” when he lured ...

23 May 2023 at 12:54

Mother of girl killed 30 years ago breaks down as man accused denies murder

The mother of a primary schoolgirl who was stabbed and beaten to death almost 30 years ago broke down in tears as a man accused of her murder denied the charge. Nikki Allan, seven, was found dead in a derelict ...

20 Jun 2022 at 14:15

Mother of murdered Nikki Allan to take legal action against Northumbria Police

Mother of murdered Nikki Allan to take legal action against police

A mother who waited 31 years to see her seven-year-old daughter’s killer brought to justice said she will take legal action against the police force which botched the initial murder inquiry. In October 1992, ...

09 Aug 2023 at 12:01

Nikki Allan’s mother questions sentence after killer jailed over 1992 murder

The mother of a seven-year-old girl who was murdered in 1992 said she thought life would mean life after the killer was jailed for a minimum 29 years. David Boyd, 55, tricked Nikki Allan into following him ...

23 May 2023 at 18:37

Babysitter’s boyfriend guilty of murdering girl who ‘skipped to her death’

A sex offender has been convicted of murdering a seven-year-old girl after escaping justice for more than 30 years. Nikki Allan’s family never gave up their fight to see justice done after the youngster ...

12 May 2023 at 15:05

Key events leading to conviction of David Boyd for murder of Nikki Allan, seven

Here is a timeline of events leading up to the conviction of paedophile David Boyd for the 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan. – October 7 1992: That evening, Nikki Allan had been playing with ...

12 May 2023 at 15:10

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