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| Concrete floors and a patio are being broken through as police spend their fifth day searching a house in Kent for a missing Essex teenager. | Concrete floors and a patio are being broken through as police spend their fifth day searching a house in Kent for a missing Essex teenager. |
| Officers from the two counties' police forces have been on site at the address in Irvine Drive, Margate, since Monday. | Officers from the two counties' police forces have been on site at the address in Irvine Drive, Margate, since Monday. |
| Essex Police are investigating the disappearance of 18-year-old Dinah McNicol, who failed to return home from a trip to Hampshire in 1991. | Essex Police are investigating the disappearance of 18-year-old Dinah McNicol, who failed to return home from a trip to Hampshire in 1991. |
| The body of Vicky Hamilton, 15, from Scotland, was found on Monday. | |
| She was last seen in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 1991. | |
| 'Public reassurance' | 'Public reassurance' |
| Peter Tobin, 61, also from Scotland, appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court on Thursday and was charged with Vicky's murder. | Peter Tobin, 61, also from Scotland, appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court on Thursday and was charged with Vicky's murder. |
| He was once a resident at the Margate house where the body was discovered. | He was once a resident at the Margate house where the body was discovered. |
| The family who lived there up until Monday have been receiving support from Kent Police family liaison officers. | The family who lived there up until Monday have been receiving support from Kent Police family liaison officers. |
| The force's Det Supt Chris Hogben said: "We're also putting a lot of staff into the local community in terms of public reassurance, and answering any questions or concerns." | The force's Det Supt Chris Hogben said: "We're also putting a lot of staff into the local community in terms of public reassurance, and answering any questions or concerns." |
| Police are still looking for any sign of Dinah McNicol at the house | Police are still looking for any sign of Dinah McNicol at the house |
| Det Supt Tim Wills, from Essex Police, said his team would remain on site for at least another week to search for any more bodies. | Det Supt Tim Wills, from Essex Police, said his team would remain on site for at least another week to search for any more bodies. |
| He said: "I do not intend to leave until I'm fully satisfied there are no other human remains." | He said: "I do not intend to leave until I'm fully satisfied there are no other human remains." |
| On Friday morning, archaeologists were about two-thirds of their way through groundwork at the property, involving digging up parts of the back garden and patio, and breaking through a 6in-thick concrete floor inside. | On Friday morning, archaeologists were about two-thirds of their way through groundwork at the property, involving digging up parts of the back garden and patio, and breaking through a 6in-thick concrete floor inside. |
| Initial forensic work on the interior fabric of the house was also being carried out, a force spokesperson said. | Initial forensic work on the interior fabric of the house was also being carried out, a force spokesperson said. |
| Vicky's body was found in the back garden, where a shed was removed on Thursday to aid the ongoing ground excavations. | Vicky's body was found in the back garden, where a shed was removed on Thursday to aid the ongoing ground excavations. |
| Miss McNicol was last seen in a man's car after she and a friend hitched a lift following a music festival in Liphook, Hampshire, in August 1991. | Miss McNicol was last seen in a man's car after she and a friend hitched a lift following a music festival in Liphook, Hampshire, in August 1991. |
| Her friend was dropped off at junction eight of the M25, near Reigate, Surrey, but Miss McNicol, the car and the driver have never been found. | Her friend was dropped off at junction eight of the M25, near Reigate, Surrey, but Miss McNicol, the car and the driver have never been found. |