boyd was talked to by police at the time as a possible witness. he was the boyfriend of nikki's baby—sitter. at leeds crown court in 1993, another man, georgen 2017, they re—examined the case and eventually came calling for david boyd. we're investigating - the murder of nikki allan. yeah. nikki allan's family is furious with northumbria police for accusing the wrong man and taking so long to get the right one. thejudge here in newcastle today said that if she was sentencing boyd based on the guidelines now, he would serve a minimum sentence of 37 years, but she had to sentence him based on the rules back in the time, before the law changed in 2003. he will serve a minimum sentence of 29 years. that has disappointed nikki allan's mother. nikki, the way she were murdered, i've had to listen to it. it's horrendous. and i thought life would've meant life without parole. i've been let down again by the justice system. nikki allan's mother, seen here at her funeral, told the court today that normal life stopped forever the day she was murdered. the local church wasn't big enough for all the mourners. now, though, this little girl's killer is fin