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- Police did speak with Boyd at the time but regarded him as merely a "helpful neighbour". He was never treated as a suspect because detectives were intent on connecting Mr Heron to the crime.
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May 3, 2023 · He was spoken to twice in the weeks after the murder but detectives regarded him as a "helpful" neighbour rather than a suspect, the court heard. Nikki was lured to the Old Exchange building and ...
May 23, 2023 · The court had heard Boyd was a neighbour of Nikki's in the Wear Garth flats, he knew how to navigate the Old Exchange building and had sexual fantasies about young girls.
May 18, 2023 · Boyd, who was 25 and the partner of Nikki's babysitter in 1992, was spoken to by police at the time but was seen as a "helpful" neighbour rather than a suspect, his trial at Newcastle Crown Court...
May 23, 2023 · On 12 May 2023, David Boyd - a neighbour of George Heron's and Nikki Allan's - was found guilty of her murder. On 23 May, he was jailed for a minimum of 29 years.
May 17, 2023 · On Friday, David Boyd, 55, was found guilty of beating seven-year-old Nikki Allan with a brick and stabbing her in a disused building in Sunderland. Northumbria Police initially prosecuted...
May 12, 2023 · After a trial at Newcastle Crown Court, neighbour David Boyd was found guilty of murdering Nikki, who was attacked with a brick and stabbed 37 times in the chest, before dumping her – dead or...
