More tributes have been left at a Darlington school following the death of Scarlett Vickers, 14, as her parents await to stand trial charged with her alleged murder. A flood of heartbreaking tributes have been left for the schoolgirl at Haughton Academy following her death by a "fatal stab wound" on Friday (July 5). Simon Vickers, 48, and Sarah Hall, 44, of Geneva Road, have already made a short appearance in Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on Monday (July 8).
Tributes to Scarlett Vickers, 14, at Haughton Academy in Darlington. (Image: IAN LAMMING) District Judge Hood remanded the pair in custody to appear before Teesside Crown Court on August 5 for a plea and case management hearing, and the pair are also set to appear in court this morning (July 10). Pictures now show beautiful flowers laid around a tree on school grounds with kind words to the "lovely girl" as described by headteacher Su Gill.
In a tribute on the school site, she wrote: "You may have seen in the media and on social media that Scarlett Vickers (Year 9) sadly died at home on Friday. Tributes to Scarlett Vickers, 14, at Haughton Academy in Darlington. (Image: IAN LAMMING) "Scarlett was a lovely girl and an important member of the Haughton Academy community.
She was always immaculately turned out, respectful and polite. A very friendly girl, with a great sense of humour, she was popular with her friends and will be greatly missed by everyone at school. "This is a very difficult time for us all but we know w.