hello and welcome. we start the programme with breaking news, a man in the uk has been found guilty of murdering a seven year old girl more than thirty years ago. the body of nikki allen was found in sunderland in 1992. david boyd denied being responsible but refused to give evidence at his trial. live now to danny savage outside newcastle crown court. danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes - danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes of - danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes of this i the most notorious crimes of this part of the uk which has remained unsolved for more than three decades. today, that terrible weight that her family have had for 30 years finally came to an end. he was 25 years old at the time when she went missing back in 1992 in sunderland. in the last few minutes,
hours. a convicted child abuser has been found guilty of murdering a seven year old girl in sunderland in the north east of england more than 30 years after the killing took place. nikki allen was beaten and stabbed before her body was dumped in a derelict building. this afternoon a jury convicted david boyd of her murder. danny savage reports. a little seven year old girl brutally murdered more than 30 years ago. last seen skipping after a man she was being lured to her death by the river wear. we now know who that man was. david boyd, 25 years old at the time, now 55. pa rt part of the team investigating the murder of nikki allen. advances in dna evidence found traces of him on nikki allan s clothes. nikki lived in a ground floorflat
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live from london. this is bbc news. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan is released from custody what next for the country, after days of violent unrest? a man in the uk who evaded justice for 30 years has been found guilty of murdering seven year old schoolgirl nikki allen. thousands of migrants gather near the us border after new rules are brought in. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran khan has been freed from custody, a day after the supreme court ruled his dramatic arrest on corruption charges was illegal. imran khan was released on protected
live from london. this is bbc news. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan is released from custody what next for the country, after days of violent unrest? a man in the uk who evaded justice for 30 years has been found guilty of murdering seven year old schoolgirl nikki allen. thousands of migrants gather near the us border after new rules are brought in. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran khan has been freed from custody, a day after the supreme court ruled his dramatic arrest on corruption charges was illegal.