Families plan tribute to Tobin victims

THE families of two young women murdered by serial killer Peter Tobin are involved in planning a memorial to commemorate them.

The bodies of Dinah McNicol and Vicky Hamilton were found by police in the garden of Tobin's former home in Margate, Kent, in November 2008.

A spokeswoman for Thanet District Council said the authority was currently in discussions with the families, who have suggested they would like to see a memorial bench and tree placed somewhere in the town.

Brendan Ryan, the council's director of community services, said:

"The council has the deepest of sympathies with the families of Dinah McNicol and Vicky Hamilton. No-one can begin to imagine what they have been through over the course of many years.

"We are working closely with them on the plans for a memorial to ensure that they are fully involved.

"This will be a memorial to their loved ones and we want to ensure that they are happy with what is being proposed."

Tobin, 63, was convicted of murdering 18-year-old Miss McNicol last December while he was already serving a life sentence for the murders of Miss Hamilton, 15, and a third woman, Angelika Kluk, 23.