A DAD has denied murdering his teenage daughter at their home.
Scarlett Vickers, 14, was found dead with a single stab wound to the chest at an address in Darlington, County Durham, last month.
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Scarlett Vickers was found dead at an address in Darlington on July 5 Credit: Durham Police
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She posted a video on TikTok just hours before her deathCredit: TikTok
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Flowers at the venue in Geneva Road, DarlingtonCredit: NNP
Her parents Simon Vickers (48) and Sarah Hall (44) appeared at Teesside Crown Court today charged with her murder.
Vickers has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter and is now due to go on trial on October 2.
He was remanded in custody.
Ms Hall has since been freed after prosecutors dropped their case against her.
Judge Francis Laird told her she could leave the courtroom or stay and watch the proceedings.
At an earlier hearing, Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court was told of the “incident” which resulted in the “fatal stabbing of their 14-year-old daughter”.
Emergency services rushed to the property in Geneva Road, Darlington, on July 5.
Scarlett was pronounced dead at the scene.
It came just hours after she posed for the cameras in a heartbreaking video posted on TikTok.
She shared a video from her bedroom with the caption: “Ignore the mess please.”
Schoolgirl Scarlett also shared a series of selfies on June 29 – just days before the tragedy.
Flowers and messages of tribute were left outside the police cordon that surrounded the property in the days after her death.
Su Gill, headteacher at Haughton Academy where Scarlett was a pupil, said: “Scarlett was a lovely girl with a great sense of humour. She was always immaculately groomed, respectful and polite.
“A very friendly girl, she was popular with her friends and will be greatly missed by the school community.
“The staff and students of Haughton Academy and the Education Village Academy Trust are extremely saddened by the news and would like to extend our thoughts to all those affected by this tragedy.
“The Foundation is working hard to support pupils and staff through this very difficult time.”
The neighbor added: “Scarlett was full of life and was always out with her friends like a normal 14-year-old girl.”
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