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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 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton, police say. | Human remains found in the garden of a house in Kent are those of missing 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton, police say. |
| The remains of Vicky - last seen in West Lothian in 1991 - were found at the Margate house by police who had been focusing on another missing girl. | The remains of Vicky - last seen in West Lothian in 1991 - were found at the Margate house by police who had been focusing on another missing girl. |
| Scotsman Peter Tobin, who once lived at the property, was arrested and charged in July over Vicky's disappearance. | Scotsman Peter Tobin, who once lived at the property, was arrested and charged in July over Vicky's disappearance. |
| Police in England are looking at other murders to determine if there is a link to the discovery of Vicky's remains. | Police in England are looking at other murders to determine if there is a link to the discovery of Vicky's remains. |
| Houses searched | Houses searched |
| Detectives had been looking for missing 18-year-old Dinah McNicol at the Margate house and have said they are continuing to search for any other human remains. | Detectives had been looking for missing 18-year-old Dinah McNicol at the Margate house and have said they are continuing to search for any other human remains. |
| Vicky, who lived in Redding near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, was last seen waiting for a bus in Bathgate on 10 February 1991. | Vicky, who lived in Redding near Falkirk, Stirlingshire, was last seen waiting for a bus in Bathgate on 10 February 1991. |
| The search for further remains is continuing at the house in Margate | The search for further remains is continuing at the house in Margate |
| She had been travelling from Livingston to her home and was changing buses when she disappeared. | She had been travelling from Livingston to her home and was changing buses when she disappeared. |
| She was last seen in Bathgate's George Square. Eyewitnesses said she was sitting on a bench eating chips. | She was last seen in Bathgate's George Square. Eyewitnesses said she was sitting on a bench eating chips. |
| Personal items belonging to Vicky, believed to be jewellery and clothing, were also discovered at the house in Kent. | |
| In 1993, Vicky's mother Janette died without knowing what had happened to her daughter. | In 1993, Vicky's mother Janette died without knowing what had happened to her daughter. |
| 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. |
| Man due at court | Man due at court |
| Police searched a house in Bathgate where Peter Tobin once lived and in October a house in Southsea, Hampshire, was searched. | Police searched a house in Bathgate where Peter Tobin once lived and in October a house in Southsea, Hampshire, was searched. |
| In a statement the Crown Office said a 60-year-old man was due before Linlithgow Sheriff Court in private on Thursday in relation to Vicky's disappearance. | In a statement the Crown Office said a 60-year-old man was due before Linlithgow Sheriff Court in private on Thursday in relation to Vicky's disappearance. |
| Essex Police are continuing their search for Dinah McNicol | Essex Police are continuing their search for Dinah McNicol |
| Police have said they are still searching the Margate house for the remains of Dinah McNicol, who was from Essex but failed to return after a trip to Hampshire in 1991. | Police have said they are still searching the Margate house for the remains of Dinah McNicol, who was from Essex but failed to return after a trip to Hampshire in 1991. |
| Det Supt Tim Wills, of Essex Police, said: "We came here to search for Dinah McNicol or any physical evidence which might link her disappearance to that house. | Det Supt Tim Wills, of Essex Police, said: "We came here to search for Dinah McNicol or any physical evidence which might link her disappearance to that house. |
| "And that's what we will continue to do. I do not intend to leave the house until I'm fully satisfied that there are not any other human remains at that site." | "And that's what we will continue to do. I do not intend to leave the house until I'm fully satisfied that there are not any other human remains at that site." |
| He added that once a ground level search has been completed, a "deep search" would get under way which could take "a number of days". | He added that once a ground level search has been completed, a "deep search" would get under way which could take "a number of days". |