Dad murdered his daughter, 14, after stabbing her in heart during 'play-fight'
Reading now: 914
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA father has been convicted of murder after stabbing his 14-year-old daughter in the heart while they were play-fighting in the kitchen.
Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife 11cm into his daughter Scarlett’s chest at their home in Darlington, last July.
Scarlett’s mother, Sarah Hall, was the only other person in the room at the time and she stood by her partner of 27 years, telling Teesside Crown Court that Vickers loved their only child and would never harm her.
But a jury took 13 hours and 21 minutes to convict him of murder by a majority of 10-2, rather than the less serious alternative of manslaughter, or to clear him.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
