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| The man charged with the murder of Scottish schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton has been attacked in prison. | 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 is 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. | 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. | 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. | The bodies of Vicky and Dinah McNicol, 18, from Essex, were found there last week. |
| Medical attention | Medical attention |
| Vicky was last seen standing at a bus stop in Bathgate's George Square, just after 1735 GMT on 10 February, 1991. | 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 is due to return to court for full committal. |