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| Vicky was 'nervous' about journey | Vicky was 'nervous' about journey |
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| The sister of Vicky Hamilton has told a murder trial of the last time she saw the teenager alive. | The sister of Vicky Hamilton has told a murder trial of the last time she saw the teenager alive. |
| Sharon Brown said the pair hugged each other tightly before Vicky got on a bus after spending the weekend at her home in West Lothian. | Sharon Brown said the pair hugged each other tightly before Vicky got on a bus after spending the weekend at her home in West Lothian. |
| Ms Brown told the High Court in Dundee that Vicky was unsure and "really nervous" about the journey back home to Falkirk. | Ms Brown told the High Court in Dundee that Vicky was unsure and "really nervous" about the journey back home to Falkirk. |
| Peter Tobin, 62, denies any involvement in the 15-year-old's death. | Peter Tobin, 62, denies any involvement in the 15-year-old's death. |
| He has lodged a defence of alibi, claiming he was in the Portsmouth area when she disappeared on 10 February 1991. | He has lodged a defence of alibi, claiming he was in the Portsmouth area when she disappeared on 10 February 1991. |
| Ms Brown, a mother of two, told the court she had been "absolutely delighted" to have the teenager staying at her home in Livingston for the first time. | |
| She described how they spent Friday evening and Saturday together, chatting, shopping and socialising, before Vicky packed her bags to return to her mother's house in the village of Redding, near Falkirk. | She described how they spent Friday evening and Saturday together, chatting, shopping and socialising, before Vicky packed her bags to return to her mother's house in the village of Redding, near Falkirk. |
| Vicky didn't know where she was going. She asked me to repeat and repeat and repeat where she would get off the bus and get on the next bus Sharon Brown | Vicky didn't know where she was going. She asked me to repeat and repeat and repeat where she would get off the bus and get on the next bus Sharon Brown |
| Vicky was keen to get back to see a music awards ceremony on the television on the Sunday evening, Ms Brown told the court. | Vicky was keen to get back to see a music awards ceremony on the television on the Sunday evening, Ms Brown told the court. |
| She said the weather was "really bad" on the Sunday, and snow was lying on the ground. | She said the weather was "really bad" on the Sunday, and snow was lying on the ground. |
| She said Vicky went to get the 1700 GMT bus home after they checked with the bus company that the services were still running. | She said Vicky went to get the 1700 GMT bus home after they checked with the bus company that the services were still running. |
| Vicky had been wearing dark, flared jeans, a polo shirt, a grey sweatshirt and a black bomber-type jacket with an orange lining, and was carrying a sports holdall and a shoulder bag containing a purse, the court heard. | Vicky had been wearing dark, flared jeans, a polo shirt, a grey sweatshirt and a black bomber-type jacket with an orange lining, and was carrying a sports holdall and a shoulder bag containing a purse, the court heard. |
| Ms Brown said she went with Vicky to a bus stop in Livingston, where she began her journey. | Ms Brown said she went with Vicky to a bus stop in Livingston, where she began her journey. |
| Bin bags | Bin bags |
| The pair had made plans for Vicky to return to Livingston the following week. | The pair had made plans for Vicky to return to Livingston the following week. |
| Ms Brown told the court: "We hugged each other really tightly. | Ms Brown told the court: "We hugged each other really tightly. |
| "Vicky didn't know where she was going. She asked me to repeat and repeat and repeat where she would get off the bus and get on the next bus. | "Vicky didn't know where she was going. She asked me to repeat and repeat and repeat where she would get off the bus and get on the next bus. |
| "She was really unsure." | "She was really unsure." |
| Ms Brown said that she asked the bus driver to tell her sister where she should get off. | Ms Brown said that she asked the bus driver to tell her sister where she should get off. |
| "She was really, really nervous about the journey," she said. | "She was really, really nervous about the journey," she said. |
| Ms Brown told Solicitor General Frank Mulholland QC, prosecuting: "That's the last time I ever saw her." | Ms Brown told Solicitor General Frank Mulholland QC, prosecuting: "That's the last time I ever saw her." |
| The witness was also shown a number of items, including jewellery, clothing and a purse. | |
| She confirmed that one of the rings she was shown was Vicky's because "this ring belongs to my mother". | |
| Mr Mulholland asked if she was wearing it when she got on the bus. | |
| She replied: "Probably, because I remember my mum saying she went off with half her jewellery." | |
| Vicky came up to me and asked me if I knew where to get the bus to Bathgate Elspeth Kenny | |
| Mr Mulholland showed her an image of a sweatshirt which he said "appears to be discoloured", and Ms Brown said it looked similar to a sweatshirt Vicky was wearing. | |
| She was also shown a purse, which she confirmed was Vicky's, and said a number of items within it, including a letter, bore her handwriting. | |
| Earlier, nurse Elspeth Kenny told the court that she met Vicky Hamilton in Linlithgow on Friday 8 February 1991, two days before she is alleged to have been murdered. | |
| Ms Kenny, 40, said "Vicky came up to me and asked me if I knew where to get the bus to Bathgate". | |
| She was also shown a photograph and said she "can confirm that is the same person". | |
| After getting on the bus to Bathgate, the pair then shared a taxi to Livingston due to the heavy snow, she said. | |
| She said they "talked the whole time", with Vicky "telling me generally about her family". | |
| She said Vicky was "very happy and excited about going out for the first time with her sister". | |
| The case is being heard by Lord Emslie at the High Court in Dundee | |
| After getting out of the taxi in Livingston, said Ms Kenny, she did not see Vicky again. | |
| The case had earlier been delayed after Mr Tobin "encountered a minor health problem", his QC, Donald Findlay, told the court. | |
| Mr Findlay said he felt it "safer to have a doctor attend", and that the matter had been dealt with. | |
| Mr Tobin is accused of abducting Vicky and taking her to Robertson Avenue in Bathgate, West Lothian, on 10 February 1991, which the Crown alleges was then occupied by him. | Mr Tobin is accused of abducting Vicky and taking her to Robertson Avenue in Bathgate, West Lothian, on 10 February 1991, which the Crown alleges was then occupied by him. |
| The charge also alleges that there or elsewhere he drugged her, struggled with her, compressed her neck, indecently assaulted her and murdered her. | The charge also alleges that there or elsewhere he drugged her, struggled with her, compressed her neck, indecently assaulted her and murdered her. |
| He is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. | He is also accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. |
| It is alleged that he concealed Vicky's body and removed and disposed of a number of items of her clothing and footwear. | It is alleged that he concealed Vicky's body and removed and disposed of a number of items of her clothing and footwear. |
| He is also accused of cutting her body in two and wrapping it in coverings and bin bags. | He is also accused of cutting her body in two and wrapping it in coverings and bin bags. |
| Mr Tobin denies all the charges against him and pleads alibi, saying that between 1700 GMT and midnight on 10 February 1991, he was in the Portsmouth area and was thereafter travelling to Scotland, arriving in Edinburgh at 0630 GMT the following day. | Mr Tobin denies all the charges against him and pleads alibi, saying that between 1700 GMT and midnight on 10 February 1991, he was in the Portsmouth area and was thereafter travelling to Scotland, arriving in Edinburgh at 0630 GMT the following day. |