Dad who claimed he was ‘play-fighting’ with daughter, 14, when he stabbed her to death in kitchen is GUILTY of murder
Dad who claimed he was ‘play-fighting’ with daughter, 14, when he stabbed her to death in kitchen is GUILTY of murder
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A DAD who claimed he was "play-fighting" with his 14-year-old daughter when he stabbed her to death has been found guilty of murder. Scarlett Vickers suffered catastrophic blood loss after the blade was plunged 11cm into her chest and pierced her heart.
![[Black and white selfie of a teenage girl.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tragic-end-heartbreaking-last-vid-915791363-2.png?strip=all&w=445)
Her dad Simon Vickers, 50, has been found guilty of murdering his teen daughter at their home in Darlington, Co Durham, on July 5. The monster claimed he and Scarlett were just "messing about" when he accidentally threw the blade at her. But Teesside Crown Court heard the 11cm wound was too deep to have been a tragic mistake.
![[Bloody knife used in a murder trial.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/undated-handout-photo-issued-crown-963719871_513f5b.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The heartless dad also attempted to claim that he was the victim after his daughter died in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor. After his arrest, Vickers told police: "That was it. We were horse-playing. "I must be the unluckiest man in the world.". Vickers claimed the playfight started when he and Scarlett began throwing grapes at each other while mum Sarah Hall made dinner.
![[Black and white photo of a girl making a kissy face and peace sign.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tragic-end-heartbreaking-last-vid-915791357-2.png?strip=all&w=791)
He said he went to "try and get her" but his daughter tried to push him away so he grabbed the tongs and chucked them. The dad continued: "She just shouted 'ah, ah ah' and fell to the floor. "Her lips were going bluer and she wasn't listening when I was shouting at her.
![[Photo of Scarlett Vickers.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/14-year-old-scarlett-vickers-915636418_fb640f.jpg?strip=all&w=633)
"Sarah took over and the ambulance came and, f***ing hell.". Vickers described his only child as the "love of my life" and told police his world had "gone to s***". He also denied telling paramedics at the scene that he picked up a knife and that it "just went in" after Scarlett "lunged towards me".
![[Floral tributes outside a house following the death of a 14-year-old girl.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5e7264b1-1713-4cd5-b0ca-9b3ddc869a0d.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
