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Police say they do not expect to make any more significant discoveries at the house in Margate where the remains of two teenage girls have been found. | Police say they do not expect to make any more significant discoveries at the house in Margate where the remains of two teenage girls have been found. |
Excavations outside the house have finished and officers think it is unlikely anything will be found inside. | Excavations outside the house have finished and officers think it is unlikely anything will be found inside. |
A priority for police is to confirm the identity of the second body as that of 18-year-old Dinah McNicol, from Essex. | A priority for police is to confirm the identity of the second body as that of 18-year-old Dinah McNicol, from Essex. |
Police will then interview Peter Tobin, 61, who has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky Hamilton, 15. | Police will then interview Peter Tobin, 61, who has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky Hamilton, 15. |
The body of Vicky, who was from Redding near Falkirk, was discovered on 12 November at the property in Irvine Drive, Margate, where Peter Tobin used to live. | The body of Vicky, who was from Redding near Falkirk, was discovered on 12 November at the property in Irvine Drive, Margate, where Peter Tobin used to live. |
Formal identification | Formal identification |
BBC crime correspondent Ben Ando says that nationally the police are continuing Operation Anagram, which aims to establish if the discoveries in Margate are linked to other unsolved cases. | BBC crime correspondent Ben Ando says that nationally the police are continuing Operation Anagram, which aims to establish if the discoveries in Margate are linked to other unsolved cases. |
Dinah's father Ian McNicol visited the house following the discovery of the body 16 years after she failed to returned home to Tillingham from a trip to Hampshire. | |
Formal identification of what is believed to be her body is expected to take several days. | Formal identification of what is believed to be her body is expected to take several days. |
Essex Police said there had been no other significant discoveries at the property since Dinah's body was found on Friday. | Essex Police said there had been no other significant discoveries at the property since Dinah's body was found on Friday. |
Vicky went missing in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 1991. Peter Tobin was charged with her murder and appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court on Thursday. | Vicky went missing in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 1991. Peter Tobin was charged with her murder and appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court on Thursday. |
The BBC cannot show pictures of Peter Tobin's face because of Scottish legal restrictions. | The BBC cannot show pictures of Peter Tobin's face because of Scottish legal restrictions. |