Nikki Allan: Police sorry for family's 31-year wait for justice

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Police sorry for family's 31-year wait for justice

A police force has apologised to the family of a girl murdered in 1992 and a man falsely accused of killing her.

The force said it was "sorry for the mistakes" it had made before Boyd was eventually brought to justice. After the trial collapsed, Northumbria Police stated it was not looking for anyone else in connection with Nikki's murder.Nikki's family lived in the same block of flats as her killer David Boyd and falsely accused George Heron

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