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Fund is set up in Dinah's memory | Fund is set up in Dinah's memory |
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A school is setting up a fund in memory of an Essex teenager whose remains were found at a house in Margate, Kent. | A school is setting up a fund in memory of an Essex teenager whose remains were found at a house in Margate, Kent. |
Dinah McNicol, 18, disappeared in 1991 after sitting her A-levels at Chelmsford County High School, where she had been a pupil since 1985. | Dinah McNicol, 18, disappeared in 1991 after sitting her A-levels at Chelmsford County High School, where she had been a pupil since 1985. |
The proceeds of the fund, which is being established by the school, will go to the Essex Police Benevolent Fund and the Missing People charity. | The proceeds of the fund, which is being established by the school, will go to the Essex Police Benevolent Fund and the Missing People charity. |
Special assemblies are to be held at the school next week. | Special assemblies are to be held at the school next week. |
Head teacher Nicole Chapman said: "In assemblies next week I will talk to the girls about Dinah, about the circumstances and what we as a school should be doing to remember her as she was a member of our community." | Head teacher Nicole Chapman said: "In assemblies next week I will talk to the girls about Dinah, about the circumstances and what we as a school should be doing to remember her as she was a member of our community." |
One of her teachers at Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Penny Vaughan, said: "It's something of a relief to know after all these years what happened rather than wondering. | One of her teachers at Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Penny Vaughan, said: "It's something of a relief to know after all these years what happened rather than wondering. |
"But it's just so appalling to think of all the intervening years and what her future might have been." | "But it's just so appalling to think of all the intervening years and what her future might have been." |
Anyone who wishes to contribute to the fund should contact the head teacher at the school. | Anyone who wishes to contribute to the fund should contact the head teacher at the school. |
Cards and letters | |
Dinah McNicol's father, Ian McNicol, released a statement thanking the police involved in finding his daughter. | |
He said: "We are so indebted to them as well as the Missing People charity. | |
"I would also like to thank all the people who have sent cards and letters. | |
"Also, Chelmsford County High School for Girls has been fantastic and a special thanks to the headmistress. | |
"My deepest thoughts are also with the family of Vicky Hamilton." | |
Ms McNicol, from Tillingham near Maldon, disappeared on her way home from a music festival in Hampshire in August 1991. | Ms McNicol, from Tillingham near Maldon, disappeared on her way home from a music festival in Hampshire in August 1991. |
Her body, and that of Vicky Hamilton, 15, from Redding, near Falkirk, were found at 50 Irvine Drive, Margate. | Her body, and that of Vicky Hamilton, 15, from Redding, near Falkirk, were found at 50 Irvine Drive, Margate. |
The council-owned property has been boarded up pending the next phase of the investigation, Essex Police said. | The council-owned property has been boarded up pending the next phase of the investigation, Essex Police said. |
Peter Tobin, 61, has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky Hamilton. | Peter Tobin, 61, has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky Hamilton. |
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