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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown and Kevin Donald

‘Nothing mattered more’: Nikki Allan mother’s 31-year fight for justice

Nikki Allan with bow in hair
Nikki was a shy seven-year-old who skipped into the clutches of her killer. Photograph: PA

For Sharon Henderson, bringing the killer of her daughter Nikki Allan to justice has been an all-consuming, personally ruinous three-decade mission. “While there was still breath in my body, I would never have stopped until the man who killed Nikki was found,” she said.

“Nothing mattered more in my life than seeing justice for her. Over these 30 years, I have been through hell. I’ve fought against problems with alcohol and I’ve been sectioned in a psychiatric hospital. But I knew I’d get him, one way or another, however long it took … I’d see him locked up.”

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