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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 teenagers whose bodies were found 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 teenagers 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. |
| We've both got so much in common Ian McNicol, father of Dinah | We've both got so much in common Ian McNicol, father of Dinah |
| Mr Hamilton, accompanied by members of his family including Vicky's cousin, a soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, laid flowers at the house in Irvine Drive. | Mr Hamilton, accompanied by members of his family including Vicky's cousin, a soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, laid flowers at the house in Irvine Drive. |
| On Saturday, he and other members of his family went to the home of Mr McNicol in a visit organised through the police. | On Saturday, he and other members of his family went to the home of Mr McNicol in a visit organised through the police. |
| "We've both got so much in common. He stated he wanted to meet me and I stated I wanted to meet him," Mr McNicol said. | "We've both got so much in common. He stated he wanted to meet me and I stated I wanted to meet him," Mr McNicol said. |
| "We had a nice cuddle and a wee chat. His family came and the police came. It was nice to meet him. | "We had a nice cuddle and a wee chat. His family came and the police came. It was nice to meet him. |
| "It was so nice to talk to somebody who can fully understand how you feel." | "It was so nice to talk to somebody who can fully understand how you feel." |
| The house where the bodies were found has been boarded up | The house where the bodies were found has been boarded up |
| Earlier in the day, neighbours stood outside the property in Margate for a prayer service led by the Reverend Arthur Houston, of Holy Trinity Church. | Earlier in the day, neighbours stood outside the property in Margate for a prayer service led by the Reverend Arthur Houston, of Holy Trinity Church. |
| 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 Sure Start 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. |