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Tributes paid to Scarlett Vickers, 14, as parents in court charged with murder

The school attended by a 14-year-old alleged murder victim has paid tribute to her on the same day her parents appeared in court charged over her death. Scarlett Vickers died on Friday after suffering a single stab wound, court papers showed. Her ...

08 Jul 2024 at 20:39

Man accused of stabbing daughter told police ‘I must be unluckiest man in world’

A father who claims his 14-year-old daughter died after he accidentally threw a knife at her during a kitchen “play-fight” told police he “must be the unluckiest man in the world”, a court heard. Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and the ...

17 Jan 2025 at 13:12

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

A father who stabbed his 14-year-old daughter in the heart while they were “play-fighting” in the kitchen has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after he was convicted of her murder. Jurors found Simon Vickers, 50, guilty ...

10 Feb 2025 at 10:59

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

A father who stabbed his 14-year-old daughter in the heart while they were play-fighting in the kitchen is to be sentenced for her murder. Simon Vickers, 50, was convicted last month following a trial after jurors heard how he gave ...

10 Feb 2025 at 02:45

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

A father who stabbed his 14-year-old daughter in the heart while they were play-fighting in the kitchen has been convicted of her murder. Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged ...

27 Jan 2025 at 13:48

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

A father who stabbed his 14-year-old daughter in the heart in a “flash of anger” while they were play-fighting has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for her murder. The sentencing judge said Simon Vickers’ ...

10 Feb 2025 at 15:33

Father who murdered daughter in play-fight will not have sentence increased

A father who murdered his teenage daughter by stabbing her in the heart during a play-fight will not have his sentence increased, judges have ruled. Simon Vickers was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years in ...

15 May 2025 at 14:57

Father who murdered daughter in play-fight could have sentence increased

A father who fatally stabbed his 14-year-old daughter in the heart during a play-fight could have his sentence increased on Thursday after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal. Simon Vickers was jailed for ...

15 May 2025 at 02:45

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

A father accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart told the emergency services that they had just been play-fighting while they made their tea, a court heard. Simon Vickers, 50, ...

14 Jan 2025 at 16:20

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

A father accused of stabbing his 14-year-old daughter during a kitchen “play-fight” has told a court it was a “freak accident”. Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of his only child ...

20 Jan 2025 at 13:23

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