But sentencing Vickers, Mr Justice Cotter told him: "You've given different accounts of what has happened, specifically that she was stabbed by accident, that you'd been throwing knives, that you'd thrown a spatula or tongs, that Scarlett lunged towards the knife.
Grandad of girl, 14, knifed to death by dad speaks out for 1st time – & reveals why mum is STILL standing by killer THE FAMILY of a dad who claimed he stabbed his daughter to death in a play-fight vowed to stand by him today as he was jailed for life.
Vickers has now been jailed for life with a minimum of 15 years after being found guilty for Scarlett's murder at their home in Darlington, County Durham, on July 5 last year.
Vickers claimed the playfight started when he and Scarlett began throwing grapes at each other while mum Sarah Hall made dinner.
He said Vickers' partner Sarah Hall - Scarlett's mum - was "absolutely broken" after he was found guilty by a jury.
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