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Phil Cardy & Kristy Dawson

Mum of murdered Nikki Allan to sue police for 'mistakes' after waiting over 30 years for justice

The mum of a murdered seven year-old has vowed to watch her killer face justice this week – but wants to sue the police for "mistakes" that left him on the loose for more than 30 years.

Nikki Allan was bludgeoned with a brick and stabbed 37 times by David Boyd in Sunderland in October 1992. However the 55-year-old child killer was not convicted until Friday – three decades after he took the little girl’s life.

Sunday Mirror reports how Nikki’s mum Sharon Henderson has vowed to watch Boyd face justice when he is sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday.

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