Father accused of stabbing his daughter, 14, to death during kitchen 'play fight' had smoked cannabis and drunk wine before 'freak accident'

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 15:58 UTC

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Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of Scarlett in the kitchen of their home in Darlington, Co Durham, claiming he accidentally threw a knife at her without realising.

Man who 'murdered' daughter, 14, claimed he "must be world's unluckiest man" after 'accidentally throwing knife'

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 20:54 UTC

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Simon Vickers, 50, is accused of murdering Scarlett Vickers, 14, at their home in Darlington, Co Durham, on July 5 last year. The girl bled to death with an 11cm deep chest wound.

Father's claim he accidentally killed daughter, 14, when he threw knife during kitchen play-fight is 'practically impossible', pathologist tells murder trial

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

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Simon Vickers, 50, is accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter Scarlett in the family's home in Darlington, Co Durham.

Father, 50, accused of murdering his daughter, 14, stabbed her to death during 'play fight' in their kitchen while cooking dinner, court hears

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

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Simon Vickers, 50, is accused of murdering Scarlett Vickers at their home in Darlington, Co Durham, on July 5 last year.

In agony, Simon begged for water 19 times. Guards mocked him – then found him dead

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

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Severely mentally ill, Simon Cartwright should never have been in Sydney’s Silverwater jail. A medical check could have saved him. ‘It was torture,’ his family says

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My pub has been called racist because of its name... the legal battle could close me down - but I'll NEVER change it

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

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Simon Belsey, 49, fears the 300-year-old hostelry which sits on the banks of the River Wye in Hereford will have to shut after he received two legal letters from jihadist Khalid Baqa.

Terrible moment bus driver hits and kills a pedestrian as she crosses the road while he is distracted by reading a piece of paper

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 17:45 UTC

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Simon Mumford, has been jailed for two years, after he failed to see victim Amallia Elmasry as he was driving a single-decker City Bus along the Western Approach in Plymouth.

TV chef's restaurant chain was almost £600,000 in the red when it collapsed after 33 years of business

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 10:12 UTC

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Simon Rimmer's Greens restaurant in Didsbury, Greater Manchester was open to the public for 33 years before its two sites were forced to close earlier this year.