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Death house finds 'not expected' Death house body hunt winds down
(about 6 hours later)
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. The search for bodies at a house in Kent where the remains of two teenage girls were found is drawing to a close.
Excavations outside the house have finished and officers think it is unlikely anything will be found inside. Excavations outside the house have finished and police believe it is unlikely anything will be found inside.
The family of Vicky Hamilton, whose body was found at the property in Irvine Drive, Margate, issued a statement thanking Essex Police.
Vicky's two sisters and her brother said the family had been ripped apart by their sister's disappearance.
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.
We are looking for evidence now rather than people Det Supt Tim Wills
The statement was released on behalf of Sharon, 26, and twins, Lee and Lindsay, 23.
"This is a difficult time for us all but the knowledge that Vicky will be reunited with her mother gives us solace and a degree of comfort.
"After 16 long years we are thankful we can finally grieve for Vicky and give her a proper burial."
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. Detective Superintendent Tim Wills, of Essex Police, said the focus was now on gathering evidence.
Formal identification Operation Anagram
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. He said: "We are looking for evidence now rather than people. That could be just a very small thing."
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. 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 on Monday following the discovery of a body 16 years after his daughter failed to return 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 the second 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 legal restrictions in Scotland.