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,
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 sentence of 29 years. that sentence will mean that david boyd will be in his mid 80s when he is considered eligible for parole, but as she spelt out, that is not necessarily mean he will be released from prison at that point. it will be up to the parole board to decide whether he is suitable for release at that point, and will remain on licence for the rest of his life, which means if he commits another offence he could be called back to prison. but the fact he will be in his mid 80s leaves ope
too. that s right. she said it had been devastating to herself, - too. that s right. she said it had been devastating to herself, to l too. that s right. she said it had i been devastating to herself, to her children, to her grandchildren. it had clearly been devastating to david, nikki allan s father, who had not been able to go past the building where she was killed because it was a constant reminder of what had happened to his daughter. and also it affected the wider community. the judge daughter. and also it affected the wider community. thejudge herself wider community. the judge herself made wider community. thejudge herself made reference to the fact that this had had a shocking impact on the whole community in the area where she lived. and also, the other person who also was impacted by all of this was george heron, the man who stood trial in 1993 for nikki allan s murder before being acquitted on the direction of the judge because he was innocent. george heron, we heard, he wa
evidence identified the killing of a child, evidence of sexual maltreatment and the use evidence of sexual maltreatment and the use of evidence of sexual maltreatment and the use of a evidence of sexual maltreatment and the use of a weapon come all at separate the use of a weapon come all at separate aggravating factors, all three separate aggravating factors, all three were present in your case. even three were present in your case. even from three were present in your case. even from a three were present in your case. even from a starting point of 14 years. even from a starting point of 14 years, these factors would have increased years, these factors would have increased the term substantially, in myjudgment, to a point at or beyond 20 years myjudgment, to a point at or beyond 20 years. the court would then have to reflect 20 years. the court would then have to reflect upon the further aggravating factors which i described elsewhere. there were, in reality.
you can release by the parole board. you can be taken down. justice lambert there in court, sentencing david boyd for the murder of nikki allan, the seven year old girl in 1992. he has been sentenced to 29 years in prison. let sjoin our correspondent outside the court. very detailed distressing account, sometimes repeated there by the judge, of what happened to nikki allan in october 1992. judge, of what happened to nikki allan in october 1992. that s right. if ou look allan in october 1992. that s right. if you look at allan in october 1992. that s right. if you look at some allan in october 1992. that s right. if you look at some of allan in october 1992. that s right. if you look at some of the - allan in october 1992. that s right. | if you look at some of the comments she made in her summing up, she said it wasa crime she made in her summing up, she said it was a crime that shocked and bewildered the community for 31 years, that nikki allan was loved, she left a hole in her