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| Body in garden is missing Vicky | Body in garden is missing Vicky |
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| Human remains found in the garden of a house in Kent are those of missing teenager Vicky Hamilton, police said. | |
| The remains were uncovered in a police investigation at the property in Margate on Tuesday afternoon. | The remains were uncovered in a police investigation at the property in Margate on Tuesday afternoon. |
| A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman confirmed the body is that of the 15-year-old, last seen in West Lothian. | A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman confirmed the body is that of the 15-year-old, last seen in West Lothian. |
| Scotsman Peter Tobin was arrested and charged in July 2007 over the disappearance of Vicky, who had not been seen 1991. | Scotsman Peter Tobin was arrested and charged in July 2007 over the disappearance of Vicky, who had not been seen 1991. |
| Vicky, who lived in Redding near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, was last seen waiting for a bus in Bathgate on 10 February of that year. | Vicky, who lived in Redding near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, was last seen waiting for a bus in Bathgate on 10 February of that year. |
| Houses searched | Houses searched |
| A review of the case into Vicky's disappearance was launched by Lothian and Borders Police last year. | A review of the case into Vicky's disappearance was launched by Lothian and Borders Police last year. |
| A house in Bathgate where Peter Tobin lived was later searched and in October a house in Southsea, Hampshire, was searched. | A house in Bathgate where Peter Tobin lived was later searched and in October a house in Southsea, Hampshire, was searched. |
| The property's residents were moved out while forensic officers combed the inside, and erected a tent in the back garden. | The property's residents were moved out while forensic officers combed the inside, and erected a tent in the back garden. |
| Police in England are looking at various other deaths to see if there is any connection with that of Vicky Hamilton. | Police in England are looking at various other deaths to see if there is any connection with that of Vicky Hamilton. |
| At the house in Kent, police had initially thought the remains could be those of missing Essex teenager Dinah McNicol. | At the house in Kent, police had initially thought the remains could be those of missing Essex teenager Dinah McNicol. |
| The 18-year-old had failed to return to her home in Essex after a trip to Hampshire, also in 1991. | The 18-year-old had failed to return to her home in Essex after a trip to Hampshire, also in 1991. |