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22/11/2007
Buried Body Suspect Attacked In Prison
The man accused of the murder of teenager Vicky Hamilton has been attacked in prison by an inmate.
Peter Tobin, 61, who is being held at Saughton jail in Edinburgh, was due in court on Thursday to face charges relating to the murder of the 15-year-old Scottish schoolgirl.
The body of Vicky, and missing Essex teenager Dinah McNichol, 18, were discovered by police last week in the garden of a house where Tobin formerly lived.
It is understood that while Tobin required medical attention, he is expected to attend today's court hearing.
(SP)
Peter Tobin, 61, who is being held at Saughton jail in Edinburgh, was due in court on Thursday to face charges relating to the murder of the 15-year-old Scottish schoolgirl.
The body of Vicky, and missing Essex teenager Dinah McNichol, 18, were discovered by police last week in the garden of a house where Tobin formerly lived.
It is understood that while Tobin required medical attention, he is expected to attend today's court hearing.
(SP)
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01 September 2008
Bin Bag Body Man Pleads 'Not Guilty'
The man accused of killing and then bisecting a young girl's body before wrapping her in bin bags, hiding the knives he had used and then "concealing transporting and burying" her body parts, has appeared in court accused of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton.
Bin Bag Body Man Pleads 'Not Guilty'
The man accused of killing and then bisecting a young girl's body before wrapping her in bin bags, hiding the knives he had used and then "concealing transporting and burying" her body parts, has appeared in court accused of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton.
07 July 2009
Tobin Murder Trial Halted Due To Illness
The trial of the man accused of murdering an 18-year-old teenage girl has been halted after a judge found he was not fit to stand trial. The judge, sitting at Chelmsford Crown Court discharged the jury, saying that Peter Tobin, who is 62, was ill and needed surgery.
Tobin Murder Trial Halted Due To Illness
The trial of the man accused of murdering an 18-year-old teenage girl has been halted after a judge found he was not fit to stand trial. The judge, sitting at Chelmsford Crown Court discharged the jury, saying that Peter Tobin, who is 62, was ill and needed surgery.
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14 November 2007
Kent Body Is Vicky Hamilton
Human remains discovered at a house in Kent are those of missing Scottish teenager Vicky Hamilton, it has been confirmed. Lothian and Borders Police confirmed that the body was that of the 15-year-old who disappeared from Bathgate in February 1991.
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Human remains discovered at a house in Kent are those of missing Scottish teenager Vicky Hamilton, it has been confirmed. Lothian and Borders Police confirmed that the body was that of the 15-year-old who disappeared from Bathgate in February 1991.
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