Mother hits out at police after man convicted for her daughter’s 1992 murder The judge said David Boyd will be sentenced on May 23. The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
'I feel numb and shocked': The family of Nikki Allan speak after monumental guilty verdict which took 31 years Nikki Allan's mum, Sharon Henderson speaks about her daughter following today's guilty verdict Chronicle Live · May 12, 2023
Watch Nikki Allan's murderer tell police he took another child to the scene of crime days earlier David Boyd is facing a life sentence for the brutal murder of Nikki Allan in Sunderland in 1992 Chronicle Live · May 12, 2023
Justice for Nikki Allan as monstrous murderer convicted after 31 years of torture for family David Boyd has been found guilty of murdering Nikki Allan in Sunderland in 1992 and will be jailed for life Chronicle Live · May 12, 2023
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 · May 12, 2023
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 · May 12, 2023
David Boyd: Babysitter’s boyfriend guilty of murder of schoolgirl Nikki Allan over 30 years ago Seven-year-old Nikki Allan’s family never gave up their fight to see justice done Evening Standard · May 12, 2023
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 Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023
‘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 The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023
Sex offender neighbour guilty of murdering little girl after stabbing her 37 times David Boyd had denied killing Nikki Allan, who was battered and stabbed and then dumped in a derelict dockside building in 1992 The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
Key events leading to conviction of David Boyd for murder of Nikki Allan, seven Paedophile David Boyd has been convicted of the 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan. The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
Nikki Allan killer David Boyd GUILTY of murdering girl, 7, found in abandoned building Jurors took less than two hours to convict David Boyd of the murder of Nikki Allan, who was battered, stabbed and dumped in a warehouse in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in 1992 Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023
Babysitter’s boyfriend guilty of murdering girl who ‘skipped to her death’ - OLD Seven-year-old Nikki Allan’s family never gave up their fight to see justice done. The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
David Boyd found guilty of 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan Scientific breakthroughs allowed experts to detect DNA from Boyd, who was 25 at time of killing The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023
The Independent UK · May 12, 2023 Jury out in trial of babysitter’s boyfriend accused of murdering girl, seven David Boyd, 55, denies killing Nikki Allan, who was battered and stabbed and then dumped in a derelict dockside building.
Chronicle Live · May 12, 2023 Trusted Northumberland vets practice employee spared jail for £36,000 fraud Helen Pearse, of Widdrington Station, carried out a series of frauds on insurance companies through her role at a Northumberland-based veterinary practice
Chronicle Live · May 11, 2023 TV star Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty of GBH on drunken man outside his Whitley Bay home Jurors at Newcastle Crown Court have found DCI Banks and Ballykissangel star Stephen Tompkinson not guilty of inflicting GBH on Karl Poole in Whitley Bay
Chronicle Live · May 11, 2023 Denton driver left woman seriously injured in head-on smash after dozing off at wheel Brett Miller, of Denton, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving after the crash in Gateshead
Chronicle Live · May 10, 2023 CCTV appeal after car stolen from outside Newcastle pizza shop A jacket containing the car keys belonging to a member of staff at Pizza Base was stolen with the car vanishing later that night
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Man accused of murdering girl, seven, ‘will not give evidence in his defence’ David Boyd, 55, denies murdering Nikki Allan in a derelict dockside building in Sunderland.
Chronicle Live · May 5, 2023 South Shields shooting: Pair jailed for 27 years after shotgun blasted at home of mum and toddler Aaron Giles and Kevin Chapman, of South Shields, have been locked up for possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life
The Independent UK · May 3, 2023 Video shown to jury of man being arrested over girl’s murder David Boyd denies murdering seven-year-old Nikki Allan in Sunderland.
Chronicle Live · May 3, 2023 Chester-le-Street savage jailed for stabbing man he found with ex wife using tracking device on car Afshin Hejazi, of Chester-le-Street, who had been a control freak during his marriage, attacked his estranged wife and Fafa Fajjo in South Shields
Chronicle Live · May 2, 2023 Police hunting electric motorbike driver who struck elderly woman and PCSO in Newcastle The man fled the scene on foot after hitting the officer and elderly woman on Pilgrim Street
Chronicle Live · May 2, 2023 Blyth mum slashed by intruder during terrifying burglary in the dead of night Jamie Smith has been jailed for a home invasion raid in Blyth with another man who left a woman with deep cut to her finger