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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Man who murdered daughter in play-fight avoids longer jail term

Simon Vickers
Simon Vickers’ sentence was referred to the court of appeal by the solicitor general. Photograph: Durham police/PA

A father who murdered his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart while “mucking around” in a play-fight will not have his sentence increased, judges have ruled.

Simon Vickers was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years in February after being found guilty of the murder of his daughter, Scarlett, in what the trial judge called a “momentary but devastating act of anger”.

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