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Vicky accused attacked in prison | Vicky accused attacked in prison |
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The man charged with the murder of Scottish schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton has been attacked in prison. | |
Peter Tobin, 61, was being held in Edinburgh's Saughton jail where the incident took place on Wednesday. | Peter Tobin, 61, was being held in Edinburgh's Saughton jail where the incident took place on Wednesday. |
He was due in court for a second time on Thursday, a week after he was remanded in custody accused of killing the 15-year-old. | |
Vicky's body and that of missing teenager Dinah McNicol were found in the garden of a house in Kent. | |
Mr Tobin once lived at the three-bedroom council house in Irvine Drive. | |
The bodies of Vicky and Dinah McNicol, 18, from Essex, were found there last week. | |
Medical attention | |
Vicky was last seen standing at a bus stop in Bathgate's George Square, just after 1735 GMT on 10 February, 1991. | |
Eyewitnesses said that she was sitting on a bench eating chips. | Eyewitnesses said that she was sitting on a bench eating chips. |
Vicky had been returning from Livingston, where she had been staying with her sister, to her home in Redding, near Falkirk. | Vicky had been returning from Livingston, where she had been staying with her sister, to her home in Redding, near Falkirk. |
Following the attack on Wednesday evening at Saughton jail, police would only confirm that an incident took place. | Following the attack on Wednesday evening at Saughton jail, police would only confirm that an incident took place. |
It is understood Mr Tobin required medical attention at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | It is understood Mr Tobin required medical attention at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. |
The nature and extent of his injuries are not known. | The nature and extent of his injuries are not known. |
Mr Tobin appeared at Linlithgow Sheriff Court last week charged with Vicky's murder and was due to return to court for full committal. |