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The man accused of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton has claimed he was in the Portsmouth area when she vanished 17 years ago.The man accused of murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton has claimed he was in the Portsmouth area when she vanished 17 years ago.
Peter Tobin's defence team tabled a special defence of alibi at the High Court in Edinburgh.Peter Tobin's defence team tabled a special defence of alibi at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Mr Tobin pleaded not guilty to charges of abduction, murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.Mr Tobin pleaded not guilty to charges of abduction, murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Vicky, 15, from Redding in Falkirk, was last seen waiting at a bus stop in Bathgate in February 1991.Vicky, 15, from Redding in Falkirk, was last seen waiting at a bus stop in Bathgate in February 1991.
Her body was found last year in the garden of a house in Margate, Kent.Her body was found last year in the garden of a house in Margate, Kent.
The trial of Mr Tobin is due to begin on 3 November at the High Court in Dundee. The trial of Mr Tobin, 62, is due to begin on 3 November at the High Court in Dundee.
Victoria Young, defending, formally indicated that her client had an alibi and a list of witnesses he plans to use at his trial to help with his defence.
False trail
She told the hearing that Mr Tobin claims that between 1700 GMT and midnight on the day Vicky disappeared he was in the Portsmouth area, and then travelled back to Scotland, arriving in Edinburgh at 0630 GMT on the morning of 11 February 1991.
The indictment alleges that Mr Tobin made the schoolgirl go with him to his then-home in Robertson Avenue, Bathgate, and there, or elsewhere, that he assaulted and drugged her.
It is further claimed that he carried out a serious indecent assault as well as struggling with the teenager and causing an injury to her neck.
Mr Tobin is also accused of trying to cover up the murder by hiding her body, disposing of her clothes and other belongings and trying to lead police on a false trail by leaving her purse under a Portacabin.
It is alleged he then bisected Vicky's body, wrapped her in bin bags, hid the knives he had used and then concealed, transported and buried her body parts.
He denies all the charges against him.