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| Murdered Vicky had pregnancy test | Murdered Vicky had pregnancy test |
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| Schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton had a pregnancy test in the months before she went missing, a murder trial has heard. | |
| A doctor from a medical practice attended by the youngster said the test proved negative and no further action was taken. | A doctor from a medical practice attended by the youngster said the test proved negative and no further action was taken. |
| Dr Keith Orr was reading from a medical record under cross examination by Donald Findlay QC at the High Court in Dundee. | Dr Keith Orr was reading from a medical record under cross examination by Donald Findlay QC at the High Court in Dundee. |
| Peter Tobin, 62, denies the abduction and murder of Vicky Hamilton in 1991. | Peter Tobin, 62, denies the abduction and murder of Vicky Hamilton in 1991. |
| He has claimed he was in the Portsmouth area when she disappeared. | He has claimed he was in the Portsmouth area when she disappeared. |
| Dr Orr, a GP for 18 years, told the court the test had been carried out in November 1990 when Vicky was aged 14. | Dr Orr, a GP for 18 years, told the court the test had been carried out in November 1990 when Vicky was aged 14. |
| Asked by Mr Findlay if anything further was done in relation to the negative test, Dr Orr said: "No I'm not aware of anything." | Asked by Mr Findlay if anything further was done in relation to the negative test, Dr Orr said: "No I'm not aware of anything." |
| He accepted there was no other medical reason for such a test to be carried out other than to establish whether the patient was pregnant. | He accepted there was no other medical reason for such a test to be carried out other than to establish whether the patient was pregnant. |
| 'Changed demeanour' | 'Changed demeanour' |
| Solicitor-general Frank Mulholland later asked if there was any reference in the medical records of Vicky Hamilton suggesting that intercourse had taken place as a result of sexual abuse, undue pressure or even rape. | Solicitor-general Frank Mulholland later asked if there was any reference in the medical records of Vicky Hamilton suggesting that intercourse had taken place as a result of sexual abuse, undue pressure or even rape. |
| "No there wasn't," the doctor said. | "No there wasn't," the doctor said. |
| He agreed that had any of these been reported by a 14-year-old child when she requested a pregnancy test, he would expect it to be recorded. | He agreed that had any of these been reported by a 14-year-old child when she requested a pregnancy test, he would expect it to be recorded. |
| The jury later heard from Dc Louise Freeth, of Lothian and Borders Police, who said she had attended the home of Peter Tobin's former wife Cathy Wilson in Portsmouth on 17 May, 2007. | The jury later heard from Dc Louise Freeth, of Lothian and Borders Police, who said she had attended the home of Peter Tobin's former wife Cathy Wilson in Portsmouth on 17 May, 2007. |
| Ms Freeth said she had been at the property to take a mouth swab from Ms Wilson's son Daniel.The case is being heard by Lord Emslie at the High Court in Dundee | Ms Freeth said she had been at the property to take a mouth swab from Ms Wilson's son Daniel.The case is being heard by Lord Emslie at the High Court in Dundee |
| The following morning, the officer returned to the house to present Ms Wilson with a statement to sign. However, Dc Freeth accepted Mr Findlay's description that she had "changed demeanour" and refused to sign the statement. | |
| She would not agree to the officer reading the statement aloud then agreeing it, with Ms Wilson eventually signing a box at the foot of the statement saying she did not accept it, Dc Freeth told the court. | She would not agree to the officer reading the statement aloud then agreeing it, with Ms Wilson eventually signing a box at the foot of the statement saying she did not accept it, Dc Freeth told the court. |
| 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. |
| Then, allegedly aware that police were conducting a missing persons inquiry, Mr Tobin is said to have put Vicky's purse under a portable cabin to mislead police into believing she had run away from home. | Then, allegedly aware that police were conducting a missing persons inquiry, Mr Tobin is said to have put Vicky's purse under a portable cabin to mislead police into believing she had run away from home. |
| Mr Tobin denies all the charges against him and has lodged a special defence of 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 has lodged a special defence of 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. |
| The trial, before Lord Emslie, continues. | The trial, before Lord Emslie, continues. |