A father in Darlington, England, is facing a murder charge after his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett Vickers, died from a stab wound to the heart during what he described as a playful kitchen incident. Simon Vickers claims he accidentally threw a spatula that was attached to a knife, causing the fatal injury. Prosecutors argue the force of the blow suggests Vickers intentionally inflicted harm.
A father facing a murder charge has claimed in court that a tragic play fight turned deadly when he "accidentally" inflicted a fatal knife wound to his daughter's heart. The incident took place at their home in Darlington, Co Durham.
The injury was severe; the blow penetrated the left ventricle of her heart, causing her to collapse on the kitchen floor as blood spilled from the wound, Teesside crown court heard. Prosecutor Mark McKone KC explained that the intensity of the impact drove the blade deep into Scarlett's chest cavity, suggesting it was gripped tightly by the defendant, reports the Mirror.
He added: "Forensic scientist Gemma Escott states that the presence of a demarcation line of fatty material and blood on both sides of the knife... suggests that it had injured Scarlett in a stabbing type action." Mr. Crow said the defendant picked up a knife off the side counter of the kitchen and said: "We were messing on, we were play fighting and she lunged towards me, and it just went in."
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