The grandfather of Scarlett Vickers, who was stabbed to death by her father during what he claimed was a 'play fight', has defended Simon Vickers, labelling the murder 'an accident'. Simon Vickers was found guilty of murder in January after stabbing his 14-year-old daughter in the heart. Though Vickers' father insists his son would never have deliberately hurt his daughter, a jury convicted him of murder after hearing conflicting accounts of the incident.
The grandad of Scarlett Vickers, who was stabbed to death in a family "play fight", has defended the teenage girl's father, labelling the murder "an accident". Simon Vickers, 50, was found guilty of murder by a jury at Teesside Crown Court in January following the death of his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett.The court heard how Vickers stabbed his daughter through the heart in July last year.
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