Child murderer David Boyd is the only person responsible for the death of Sunderland schoolgirl Nikki Allan, police have confirmed.
Nikki was seven years old when she was savagely killed by David Boyd in 1992 who stabbed her multiple times and smashed her over the head with a brick. Her body was found in the derelict Old Exchange building the following morning.
Her family spent more than 30 years waiting for justice until advances in DNA led to Boyd's profile being found on Nikki’s clothes. Boyd, who had lived in the same block of flats in Sunderland as Nikki and her mum, has now been convicted of murder following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court and will be sentenced on May 23.
