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| Tobin misses second court hearing | Tobin misses second court hearing |
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| The man charged with the murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton will not appear in court for the second time. | |
| Peter Tobin, 61, is understood to still be receiving treatment for injuries sustained in an assault at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh. | Peter Tobin, 61, is understood to still be receiving treatment for injuries sustained in an assault at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh. |
| A 21-year-old inmate has been charged over the incident. | A 21-year-old inmate has been charged over the incident. |
| Mr Tobin had been due to appear at Linlithgow Sheriff Court on Friday for a full committal hearing, which will now take place in his absence. | |
| He missed the original scheduled hearing on Thursday following the assault on Wednesday evening. | He missed the original scheduled hearing on Thursday following the assault on Wednesday evening. |
| Private committal hearing | |
| Mr Tobin was attacked in the prison's protection wing, where vulnerable prisoners are housed. | Mr Tobin was attacked in the prison's protection wing, where vulnerable prisoners are housed. |
| The eight-day deadline for Mr Tobin to attend the hearing expires on Friday. | |
| The Crown Office confirmed that he would not be appearing and that the hearing would go ahead without his attendance. | |
| Mr Tobin once lived at the three-bedroom council house in Irvine Drive, Margate, where the bodies of Vicky and Dinah McNicol, 18, from Essex, were found last week. | Mr Tobin once lived at the three-bedroom council house in Irvine Drive, Margate, where the bodies of Vicky and Dinah McNicol, 18, from Essex, were found last week. |
| Vicky was last seen at a bus stop in Bathgate's George Square, just after 1735 GMT on 10 February, 1991. | Vicky was last seen at a bus stop in Bathgate's George Square, just after 1735 GMT on 10 February, 1991. |