Convicted sex killer gets life for teen's murder in Scotland

Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin has been found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton 17 years ago and sentenced to life…

Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin has been found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton 17 years ago and sentenced to life in prison.

Tobin (62) abducted, sexually assaulted and then killed the 15-year-old, before cutting up her body and burying it in his garden.

A jury found him guilty of murdering the schoolgirl, from Redding near Falkirk, after a month-long trial at the High Court in Dundee.

Tobin is already serving a life sentence for raping and murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk and hiding her body in a Glasgow church in 2005.

The jury took less than two-and-a-half hours to find Tobin guilty. As the verdict was delivered, there were cries of "Yes" from members of Vicky's family and friends. Her father Michael smiled broadly as Tobin was found guilty.

Tobin was today given a life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum term of 30 years.

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