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Vicky's father visits death house | Vicky's father visits death house |
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The father of one of two girls whose bodies were found buried in the garden of a Kent house has visited the scene. | The father of one of two girls whose bodies were found buried in the garden of a Kent house has visited the scene. |
Michael Hamilton travelled from his home in Scotland to Margate, where the body of his daughter Vicky, 15, from Redding near Falkirk, had lain. | Michael Hamilton travelled from his home in Scotland to Margate, where the body of his daughter Vicky, 15, from Redding near Falkirk, had lain. |
It followed a similar visit last Monday by Ian McNicol, the father of Dinah, 18, from Tillingham, Essex. Both girls were last seen alive in 1991. | It followed a similar visit last Monday by Ian McNicol, the father of Dinah, 18, from Tillingham, Essex. Both girls were last seen alive in 1991. |
Peter Tobin, 61, has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky. | Peter Tobin, 61, has been charged in Scotland with the murder of Vicky. |
Mr Hamilton, accompanied by a man in Army uniform and a woman, laid flowers at the house in Irvine Drive. | Mr Hamilton, accompanied by a man in Army uniform and a woman, laid flowers at the house in Irvine Drive. |
On Saturday, neighbours stood outside the property for a prayer service led by the Reverend Arthur Houston, of Holy Trinity Church. | |
Prison attack | Prison attack |
The three-bedroom council house has now been boarded up after the police investigation there was brought to a close on Friday. | The three-bedroom council house has now been boarded up after the police investigation there was brought to a close on Friday. |
People living near the house are receiving counselling and support at the local Surestart Community Centre. | People living near the house are receiving counselling and support at the local Surestart Community Centre. |
Vicky was last seen alive in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 1991, while Dinah McNicol failed to return to her home from a trip to Hampshire, in the same year. | Vicky was last seen alive in Bathgate, West Lothian, in 1991, while Dinah McNicol failed to return to her home from a trip to Hampshire, in the same year. |
Mr Tobin, who once lived at the house in Margate, missed two court appearances last week after he was attacked while in custody at Edinburgh's Saughton jail. | Mr Tobin, who once lived at the house in Margate, missed two court appearances last week after he was attacked while in custody at Edinburgh's Saughton jail. |
However, despite his absence on Friday, he was committed for trial at Linlithgow Sheriff Court in West Lothian. | However, despite his absence on Friday, he was committed for trial at Linlithgow Sheriff Court in West Lothian. |
Police said a 21-year-old man had been charged in connection with the prison incident. | Police said a 21-year-old man had been charged in connection with the prison incident. |