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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jeremy Armstrong

Police say sorry to Nikki Allan's mum and wrongly accused man over bungled murder probe

Police chiefs have apologised to the mum of little Nikki Allan whose murder went unsolved for 30 years.

Officers have also said sorry to George Heron, the man wrongfully accused of killing the seven-year-old girl.

The real killer, paedophile David Boyd, was finally convicted last week – three decades after attacking Nikki with a brick and stabbing her 37 times in 1992.

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