Sharon Henderson, mother of murdered 7-year-old Nikki Allan, to sue Northumbria Police

Following a 30-year campaign for justice for her daughter, Sharon is taking police to task

Sharon Henderson, May 2023

You may have been listening to my 5-part podcast series, Three Doors Down, about the murder of Nikki Allan, the police failures, and her mother Sharon’s fight for justice.

Tune in to Newsnight on BBC2 at 10.25pm today (9th August) to hear directly from Sharon as to why she is suing Northumbria Police, followed by her lawyer, Harriet Wistrich, explaining the case itself.

You can listen to the podcast series here, or on whichever platform you prefer:

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/three-doors-down/

On 7 October 1992, seven-year-old Nikki Allan was brutally murdered, her body left in a semi-derelict building. The child had been lured from nearby her home by a tall, white, clean-shaven man in his 20s whom she obviously knew. Her last moments alive were captured on CCTV – poor quality, grainy footage showing a small girl skipping behind a man who appears to be striding purposefully ahead.

But her killer got away with it – until he was finally convicted almost 31 years later.

Nikki Allan, weeks before she was murdered