Simon Vickers, 50, who stabbed his 14-year-old daughter Scarlett in the heart while they were play-fighting in their kitchen, has been jailed at Teesside Crown Court.
Simon Vickers, 50, is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his only child, Scarlett, in the family's home in Darlington, County Durham.
Simon Vickers, 50, from Darlington, County Durham was convicted of murdering his 14-year-old daughter Scarlett on Monday in what he claimed was a 'playfight' that went wrong.
Simon Vickers, 50, insisted that his only child Scarlett, 14, died in a 'freak accident' at their home in Darlington, County Durham, after he 'accidentally' swiped a knife.