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Grandad of 14-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death by Dad Breaks Silence – Heartbreaking Reason Mum Still Stands by Killer

In a harrowing case that has shocked the community, Simon Vickers, 50, has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for the murder of his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett.

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Father Receives Life Sentence for Murder of His Teenage Daughter During 'Play-Fight' With Kitchen Knife

Simon Vickers, an England father, receives a life sentence for fatally stabbing his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett Vickers, during an alleged "play-fight."

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Father stabbed daughter in kitchen play-fight in ‘flash of anger’, judge says

Simon Vickers, 50, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for murdering his daughter Scarlett.

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Father who fatally stabbed daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’ jailed for life

Jurors found Simon Vickers guilty after they heard how he had given three different accounts of what happened

Evening Standard

Dad who stabbed daughter in heart during ‘play-fight’ is jailed for life

Simon Vickers had been drinking wine, watching the Euros football tournament and had smoked cannabis that day

The Independent UK

Father who murdered teenage daughter in Darlington jailed for life

Simon Vickers stabbed 14-year-old Scarlett with a knife while they were ‘mucking about’ in the kitchen

The Guardian - UK

Father sentenced for kitchen murder of his 14-year-old daughter

Simon Vickers was convicted of stabbing his daughter Scarlett to death.

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How a forensics expert helped convict father who claimed he accidentally killed his daughter in a play fight

Simon Vickers told police that the two had been playfighting before the 14-year-old suffered an 11cm deep stab wound to her chest

The Independent UK

Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen ‘play-fight’

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

Evening Standard

Father who stabbed daughter, 14, found guilty of murder after claiming it was a play fight

Scarlett Vickers died in the kitchen of their family home in Darlington

The Independent UK

Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen play-fight

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

The Independent UK

Man accused of stabbing daughter in ‘play-fight’ says it was ‘freak accident’

Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of his only child Scarlett in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.

Evening Standard

How gen Z helped drink Guinness dry – and its stout rivals cashed in

Ireland’s best-selling brew has found new favour among women, the young, and celebrity drinkers. Now a shortage of supply in UK pubs has opened the door to competitors

The Guardian - UK

Father and daughter, 14, ‘messing about’ before fatal knife wound, UK court hears

Simon Vickers accused of murder or manslaughter of his child after incident at home in Darlington

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Evening Standard

Father denies murdering 14-year-old daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’

Scarlett Vickers died after an incident in the kitchen of a house in Darlington in July last year.

The Guardian - UK

How going phone-free taught pupils at English secondary ‘to socialise, old school’

At Tenbury High students play tag rather than stare at screens after it brought in one of toughest phone policies

The Independent UK

First picture of ‘lovely’ schoolgirl found stabbed to death at home as parents charged with murder

Scarlett Vickers died from a single stab wound, a court was told

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to ‘lovely’ 14-year-old killed in knife attack as parents appear in court charged with murder

Simon Vickers and Sarah Hall appeared in court charged with the murder of their teenage daughter

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The Guardian - UK

Parents accused of Darlington murder of 14-year-old daughter appear in court

Scarlett Vickers, daughter of Simon Vickers and Sarah Hall, was killed by a single knife wound to the chest, court told

The Guardian - UK

Man and woman charged with murder after death of girl, 14, in Darlington

Simon Vickers and Sarah Hall to appear at magistrates court on Monday

The Independent UK

Man and woman charged with murder of 14-year-old girl in Darlington

Simon Vickers and Sarah Hall have been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl

The Independent UK

'It was like a heartbeat': Residents at a loss after newspaper shutters in declining coal county

Months after the last newspaper closed in a declining coal community in West Virginia, residents say they are already experiencing challenges getting and sharing information

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Party atmosphere at St James' Park as Newcastle reach first Wembley cup final for more than two decades

The Magpies beat Southampton 3-1 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semi-final

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Queen Elizabeth II was a ‘lovely lady’ who had a ‘great innings,’ said one ex-pat living in Chicago

Brits and others living in Chicago remember the queen and her annual Christmas Day speech — something many families tuned into every year.

The Guardian - UK

Burntcoat by Sarah Hall audiobook review – love, loss and lockdown

Actor Louise Brealey narrates this melancholic tale about an artist’s life and loves, set during a future pandemic

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