Man for Scots court over remains find

A man is due in a Scottish court today following the discovery of remains of a teenage girl who vanished 16 years ago at a house…

A man is due in a Scottish court today following the discovery of remains of a teenage girl who vanished 16 years ago at a house in Kent.

Police said yesterday that the remains were those of 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton, who disappeared from West Lothian in 1991.

An undated file photo of Vicky Hamilton. Photograph: STV/PA Wire
An undated file photo of Vicky Hamilton. Photograph: STV/PA Wire

Police said a man had been arrested and charged with her disappearance in July.

The discovery was made as police carry out a nationwide investigation into unsolved cases of missing girls.

Detectives had been investigating whether the remains found at the house were those of another teenager, Dinah McNicol.

She was 18 when she vanished after failing to return to her home in Essex after a music festival in the summer of 1991.

  • Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date

  • Sign up for push alerts to get the best breaking news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone

  • Listen to In The News podcast daily for a deep dive on the stories that matter