The victim, Nikki Allan, was only seven years old when she was hit with a...

Published: 2:19 am May 7, 2023
Updated: 10:30 am October 8, 2025
In The Trial Of Nikki Allan, Jurors Heard That A Girl Who Was Found With A Man’s Dna On Her Clothes May Have Wiped Her Accused Killer’s Spit On Herself

The victim, Nikki Allan, was only seven years old when she was hit with a brick and repeatedly stabbed in Sunderland’s Old Exchange building in October 1992.

In a trial at Newcastle Crown Court, jurors heard that a girl who was found with a man’s DNA on her clothes may have wiped her accused killer’s spit on herself. The victim, Nikki Allan, was only seven years old when she was hit with a brick and repeatedly stabbed in Sunderland’s Old Exchange building in October 1992.

David Boyd, who was a neighbor of Nikki’s family at Wear Garth and known as David Smith at the time, denies murder.

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