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| A man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, who went missing in 1991, police have revealed. | A man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, who went missing in 1991, police have revealed. |
| A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said the man was arrested, cautioned and charged on Saturday. | A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said the man was arrested, cautioned and charged on Saturday. |
| 15-year-old Vicky was last seen waiting for a bus in Bathgate, West Lothian, as she made her way home from a night out. | |
| Police investigating her disappearance recently searched the former home of a man called Peter Tobin in Bathgate. | Police investigating her disappearance recently searched the former home of a man called Peter Tobin in Bathgate. |
| Forensics experts took three weeks to search the property before scientists analysed DNA results. | Forensics experts took three weeks to search the property before scientists analysed DNA results. |
| The missing teenager had been returning from Livingston, where she had been staying with her sister, to her home in Redding, near Falkirk. | The missing teenager had been returning from Livingston, where she had been staying with her sister, to her home in Redding, near Falkirk. |
| She had changed buses in Bathgate and was last seen standing at a bus stop in the town. | She had changed buses in Bathgate and was last seen standing at a bus stop in the town. |
| Vicky's mother Janette died in 1993 without knowing what had happened to her daughter. | Vicky's mother Janette died in 1993 without knowing what had happened to her daughter. |
| The family have said in the past they believe she is dead. | The family have said in the past they believe she is dead. |
| Speaking shortly after the police announcement, a relative said they were waiting for detectives to fully brief them on developments and declined to make any further comment. | |
| A police spokesman said: "With reference to the investigation into the disappearance of Vicky Hamilton, which occurred on 10 February 1991, officers of Lothian and Borders Police have arrested, cautioned and charged a male in connection with the matter and a report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal." | A police spokesman said: "With reference to the investigation into the disappearance of Vicky Hamilton, which occurred on 10 February 1991, officers of Lothian and Borders Police have arrested, cautioned and charged a male in connection with the matter and a report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal." |