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

Sharon Henderson said she had been treated ‘really badly’ by Northumbria Police.

The Independent UK

How Sunderland university professor and interview expert helped bring Nikki Allan's killer to justice

Gary Shaw has helped revolutionise techniques used by detectives when quizzing suspects

Chronicle Live

Mother of murdered Nikki Allan demands a public inquiry into police failures

Sharon Henderson's solicitor said it is not the end of her campaign for Justice

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

Nikki’s mother Sharon Henderson called for a public inquiry into the police’s handling of the original case.

The Independent UK

I’ve spent more than 30 years fighting for justice, says murdered girl’s mother

Sharon Henderson has suffered terribly in the fight for justice.

The Independent UK

Man falsely accused of killing Nikki Allan speaks out after David Boyd jailed for life

David Boyd has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 29 years for the murder of seven-year-old Nikki

Chronicle Live

Man jailed for life for murdering schoolgirl Nikki Allan in 1992

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

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David Boyd jailed for murdering Nikki Allan, 7, 31 years ago

Sex offender Boyd had a “sinister purpose” when he lured little Nikki to a derelict warehouse, court told

Wales Online

Child sex offender who stabbed 7-year-old girl to death jailed 30 years after murder

David Boyd is put behind bars for the 1992 murder of Nikki Allan in Sunderland

The Independent UK

Seven-year-old Nikki Allan’s killer jailed for life over 1992 murder

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

The Independent UK

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

David Boyd is being sentenced for killing Nikki Allan in Sunderland 31 years ago.

The Independent UK

Mum of schoolgirl murdered three decades ago says she was 'accused of being bad parent'

The mum of seven-year-old Nikki Allan, who was abducted and murdered three decades ago, has spoken of her years of trauma as her daughter's killer David Boyd finally receives justice

Daily Mirror

Child killer David Boyd finally faces sentencing for 1992 murder of Nikki Allan

David Boyd was convicted earlier this month of murdering Nikki Allan after luring her to a derelict warehouse in Sunderland’s East End.

Evening Standard

Man to be sentenced for murder of seven-year-old girl 31 years ago

David Boyd was convicted earlier this month of murdering Nikki Allan after luring her to a derelict warehouse in Sunderland’s East End

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Child killer finally faces sentencing for 1992 murder

David Boyd was convicted earlier this month of murdering Nikki Allan after luring her to a derelict warehouse in Sunderland’s East End.

Daily Mirror

Police say sorry to Nikki Allan's mum and wrongly accused man over bungled murder probe

The real killer, paedophile David Boyd, was finally convicted last week – three decades after attacking Nikki with a brick and stabbing her 37 times in 1992

The Independent UK

Police apologise to man wrongly charged with girl’s murder in 1992

Northumbria Police also apologised to Nikki’s family for the 31 years they had to wait for justice

The Guardian - UK

Police apologise to man falsely accused of killing Nikki Allan 30 years ago

Northumbria force says sorry to George Heron after David Boyd was convicted of seven-year-old’s murder

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Police apologise to innocent man wrongly accused of Nikki Allan's murder

Assistant Chief Constable Alastair Simpson said he is "truly sorry for the mistakes that were made" during the original investigation

The Independent UK

Police apologise to man wrongly charged with seven-year-old’s murder in 1992

Northumbria Police have written to the innocent man following the conviction of the Nikki Allan’s real killer last week

The Independent UK

How mother’s 30-year fight finally brought justice for her little girl murdered by babysitter’s boyfriend

Sharon Henderson never stopped fighting for the truth to be uncovered – but after the killer’s conviction, she can finally start to grieve. Jane Dalton reports

Daily Mirror

Nikki Allan killer roamed free as police built case round wrong man in murder probe

Although George Heron was a "weirdo and a loner" to neighbours, he did not kill Nikki Allan and was eventually cleared of murder around one year after the girl's death in Sunderland

Daily Mirror

Nikki Allan killer David Boyd used SEVEN false IDs to escape justice for 25 years

David Boyd was this week found guilty of murdering Nikki Allan whose body was found in a derelict warehouse in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, more than 30 years ago

Daily Mirror

Nikki Allan's mum turned detective to catch killer after keeping dress for 31 years

Sharon Henderson became suspicious of David Boyd, nicknamed "Dave the Beast" in the 1990s when he would watch young children playing in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing mattered more’: Nikki Allan mother’s 31-year fight for justice

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

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