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Prayers said after bodies found Prayers said after bodies found
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Special prayers are being said at a church in Margate, Kent, after the bodies of two teenage girls were found at a house in the town.Special prayers are being said at a church in Margate, Kent, after the bodies of two teenage girls were found at a house in the town.
The bodies of Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18, were found in the back garden - police are now searching the inside of the house.The bodies of Vicky Hamilton, 15, and Dinah McNicol, 18, were found in the back garden - police are now searching the inside of the house.
The Reverend Arthur Howston, of Holy Trinity Church, said many people had been affected.The Reverend Arthur Howston, of Holy Trinity Church, said many people had been affected.
He said: "We're making special prayers for the families and the community."He said: "We're making special prayers for the families and the community."
He added: "We're very concerned for the local neighbours here in this community that their lives have been so disrupted, especially the family who lived in the home."
People are finding it hard to come to terms with it The Reverend Arthur Howston
And he said there was also a "good thing" in that the families who had lost loved ones may now "be reconciled in some way" and find "closure".
The vicar said: "We're just encouraged by what the police can do these days - and are grateful for what they're doing to resolve these situations."
He added that people in the town were saying words like "horrified, shocked and stunned", and he added: "It's one of those situations no-one could predict and people are finding it hard to come to terms with it."
Police began a search inside the house on Sunday, after completing searches in the garden.Police began a search inside the house on Sunday, after completing searches in the garden.
They are preparing to examine the ground floor of the house to focus on any "anomalies" in the structure.They are preparing to examine the ground floor of the house to focus on any "anomalies" in the structure.
Concrete floors will be drilled and the areas under tiled flooring examined.Concrete floors will be drilled and the areas under tiled flooring examined.