Harrowing moment Scarlett Vickers' killer dad realised she was dying after fatal 'play fight' Simon Vickers has today been sentenced to life for the murder of his teen daughter Scarlett Vickers, with the presiding judge telling him, “You have never given a truthful explanation of what happened.”.
That’s when I started shouting ‘Scarlett, Scarlett, Scarlett, Scarlett, Scarlett’.
In his account, which is supported by his partner of 27 years, Sarah, Vickers claimed: “(Scarlett) was very proud of her hair; she had nice long hair, and I started wafting it, but she started pushing me when I was trying to get it.
Sentencing Vickers today, Mr Justice Cotter said: “Scarlett was just 14, a normal, healthy girl with a long life ahead of her when it was cut short by you.
Vickers, 50, claimed that he'd accidentally thrown the blade during a playfight and also came up with the theory that Scarlett could have come into contact with the knife as it hung off the kitchen counter.
