A man accused of murdering Nikki Allan made his first appearance at Newcastle Crown Court. Nikki Allan's body was found in an abandoned building in the Wear Garth area of Sunderland in October 1992.

The court has heard Nikki was seen walking with a man towards the Old Exchange from her home in the Wear Garth flats shortly before 22:00 on 7 October 1992. To play this video you need to enable ...

A trial, with an estimated length of six weeks, was fixed to start at the court on Wednesday April 19, but, following representations by prosecuting counsel, Richard Wright KC, it has been agreed ...

A Teesside man has denied murdering seven-year-old Nikki Allan, who was killed almost 30 years ago. David Thomas Boyd, of Chesterton Court, Norton , has denied murder during a short appearance at ...

The seven-year-old was found dead on 8 October 1992, in the then derelict Old Exchange Building, near her family home at Wear Garth, Sunderland. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

55-year-old David Thomas Boyd, of Chesterton Court, Norton, Stockton, denies the murder of Nikki Allan, near her home in Wear Garth, in the East End of Sunderland, in October 1992.

A man accused of murdering a seven-year-old girl in a derelict building had used the same method of access as the killer days before, a jury heard. Nikki Allan was hit with a brick and repeatedly ...

Nikki's sister, Stacey Allan, said she remembered seeing Boyd a few times near Wear Garth flats where they lived. "All of the kids were wary of him, he was a very creepy character," she said.