Father convicted of murdering his 14-year-old daughter during a kitchen play-fight that ended in fatal stab wounds.

Simon Vickers, 50, was found guilty of murdering his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett, in a kitchen play-fight that resulted in a fatal stab wound to her heart. Despite claims of a "freak accident," forensic evidence showed the wound could only have been caused by a firmly gripped knife. Vickers was drinking wine and smoking cannabis before the incident, and the jury took over 13 hours to reach a majority verdict of murder. He will be sentenced on February 10.

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