US EditionDarlington dad stabbed his teenage daughter while 'playfighting' in kitchen
- A father in Darlington, Simon Vickers, stabbed his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett Vickers, during a playfight in their kitchen, resulting in her death from a stab wound to the chest on July 5 last year.
- The court heard that Simon Vickers provided three different accounts of the incident, claiming it was an accident while playfighting and that he was intoxicated at the time.
- Scarlett suffered a deep stab wound that damaged her heart and lung, leading to her bleeding to death despite efforts by her mother, Sarah Hall, to perform CPR until paramedics arrived.
- The prosecution argues that the wound was too deep to have been caused accidentally, while Vickers denies murder, calling it a tragic accident.
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Father fatally stabbed daughter, 14, to death during 'play fight' in their kitchen while cooking dinner, court told
A father is accused of fatally stabbing his 14-year-old daughter during a “play fight” in the kitchen whilst they were cooking dinner.Simon Vickers, 50, is standing trial at Teesside Crown Court in Middlesbrough accused of the manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett. The 14-year-old suffered an 11cm-deep wound to her chest whilst the family were “messing about” at her family home in Darlington in July.Paramedics were called to the scene where they…
Father 'stabbed daughter to death while play-fighting in kitchen', court hears
The father of Scarlett Vickers has denied murder and manslaughter (Picture: Durham Constabulary; PA; NNP) A father accused of stabbing his 14-year-old daughter to death has said the pair were simply ‘play-fighting’ while making tea, a court heard. Scarlett Vickers suffered a 4in (11cm)-deep wound to her chest at her home in Darlington last July and bled to death shortly afterwards. Her father Simon, 50, denies murder and manslaughter and instead…
Dad claimed he was 'play-fighting' with daughter when he 'stabbed her to death'
A DAD accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter claimed they were just “play-fighting” when she was stabbed to death, a court heard. Scarlett Vickers suffered catastrophic blood loss after the blade was plunged 11cm into her chest and pierced her heart. Scarlett was stabbed to death at home PAThe knife used in the horror[/caption] Her dad Simon Vickers, 50, is accused of murdering his teen daughter at their home in Darlington, Co Durham, on …
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