Sharon Henderson had to wait 30 years for her daughter Nikki's murdered to be caught and jailed.
The mother of a girl murdered in 1992 says she is taking legal action against a police force over her 30-year wait for justice.
"I was treated really badly by the police," Ms Henderson said, adding: "Because I was the one parent, I didn't have any support and I was drinking heavily.David Boyd was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years But that confession was ruled inadmissible in court due to harsh interrogation tactics and Mr Heron was acquitted of Nikki's murder, granted a new identity, and relocated from Sunderland.Nikki Allan was killed in the Old Exchange building in the Hendon area of SunderlandA DNA profile matching his was found on Nikki's clothes in 2017 when a new team of detectives reopened the case.
Ms Henderson said after Nikki was found dead, sections of the media blamed her for not being a good mother."But I ignored rumours, which is hard when you live in a community and it's around you." Northumbria Police told the BBC it had "made repeated attempts to try and speak to Nikki's mum Sharon prior to the media coverage but were unfortunately unable to contact her".
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