Arrest made in Nikki Allan murder case
Police have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of Nikki Allan, who was seven years old when she was found dead on October 8, 1992,
Police have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of Nikki Allan, who was seven years old when she was found dead on October 8, 1992,
Police have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of Nikki Allan. He is currently in police custody helping detectives with their enquiries.
Nikki Allan was seven years old when she was found dead on October 8, 1992, in the then-derelict Old Exchange Building, near to her family home at Wear Garth, Sunderland. The investigation into her death has been ongoing for the last 21 years.
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