was a terrible crime that shocked the community, that went unsolved for three decades. nikki allan was a seven year old girl who was out on an evening, was cleared by david boyd to a disused building, as we heard there, in sunderland by the dockside, where he attacked her. was lured by david boyd. thejudge said she believed he either committed a sexual assault are intended to commit a sexual assault on nikki allan, who fought back and scream, and he managed to get her into the building where he carried out what she described as a frenzied attack on the seven year old girl using a brick and a knife, where he stabbed her multiple times and then dragged her body to the basement of the building to try and hide it, to try and cover his tracks. her body was found the next day by two local residents, such was the outpouring that people scattered around the area to try and find her and her body was found the next day. david boyd was initially interviewed as a witness to the case,
trust in the police has never been fully restored. eventually she resorted to investigating suspects herself, identifying boyd under one of his pseudonyms as a likely suspect. it was only after she went to see the chief constable of northumbria police, in 2017, and begged him to launch a reinvestigation for murder that eventually the new team were appointed that brought boyd to justice. why was this grieving single mother with no resources left in this position for so long? that is why a public inquiry into this scandal is essential. finally, we would urge anyone who may believe they are a victim of boyd to come forward to the police or the centre forward to the police or the centre for women s justice so that he can be held accountable. fine for women sjustice so that he can be held accountable. be held accountable. one more question- be held accountable. one more question. how
was responsible for stop in the last six years we ve been supported by a team of amazing specialists and witnesses who have helped us in our pursuit of justice. witnesses who have helped us in our pursuit ofjustice. i would like to thank them as well as the residents of sunderland. a statement from the police and the work they ve put into solving this case since 2017, there. nikki allan, who was murdered in 1992, a brutal and graphic outline of that murder given by the justice. thejudge who handed down of that murder given by the justice. the judge who handed down a sentence of 29 years to the 55 year old david boyd, who murdered her. so of our breaking news now, david boyd has been sentenced to a minimum of 29 years for the murder of nikki allan in sunderland in october 1992. there is more on the bbc news website,
unlike heron, he had previous convictions including convictions against girls aged eight to ten. although only convicted of one other serious sexual offence, we don t know how many other crimes boyd may have got away with since that time, given how many victims of sexual violence don t have confidence to report. the police announcement that they were not looking for anyone else also led sharon and her family to believe heron was the right suspect who got away with murder on a legal technicality, and that led to a loss of faith in the justice system. angerfrom the to a loss of faith in the justice system. anger from the local community which was provoked by this and the failure to secure a conviction led to some outrageously to blame sharon for being a bad mother, she is not. in the years after heron s conviction, there was no meaningful police reinvestigation and sharon felt her efforts to push for results were dismissed. her
at the time was a seven year old girl, in 1992. we will shortly hear from the lawyers involved in this case but first, let s go back to our correspondence outside the court. it was clearly the subject of an enormous amount of deliberation as to how exactly, how long exactly the judge was going to sentence david boyd for this murder. yes. judge was going to sentence david boyd for this murder. judge was going to sentence david boyd for this murder. yes, i mean, it s interesting boyd for this murder. yes, i mean, it s interesting that boyd for this murder. yes, i mean, it s interesting that the boyd for this murder. yes, i mean, it s interesting that the judge - boyd for this murder. yes, i mean, it s interesting that the judge said l it s interesting that the judge said that she would have sentenced him come under current sentencing guidelines, she would have sentenced him to 37 years but she was only able to sentence him, or chose to sentence him for 29 years because of the natu