From BBC
Ch Supt Paul Money of West Yorkshire
Police said the victim received a number of stab wounds and a knife was
recovered from the scene. He said the 15-year-old pupil was detained by other
teaching staff and arrested in connection with the stabbing.
"The incident itself was over
very quickly and no other pupils or staff were threatened or injured. However
this has clearly been a very traumatic situation for those involved," Mr
Money said.
He said the attack was an
"unprecedented event" and schools in Leeds were "generally very
safe places" to work and study.
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Some
pupils at the school today said the boy who allegedly stabbed the teacher was
‘strange’ and ‘depressed’, Daily Mail UK reports. Pupil Jacob Hill, 16, from
Leeds, said: 'He had gone through stages of depression and used to be on
anti-depressants.' -
West Yorkshire Police Chief
Superintendent Paul Money said tonight: ‘The alarm was raised by the students
in the school, some of whom witnessed the offence.‘A 61-year-old member of
staff was treated by paramedics at the scene then taken to hospital but she
tragically died.
‘A 15-year-old pupil at the school was detained by teaching staff immediately after this incident occurred and was taken into custody in Leeds.’
‘A 15-year-old pupil at the school was detained by teaching staff immediately after this incident occurred and was taken into custody in Leeds.’
He described the incident as unprecedented and said staff he had
spoken to were in shock. He also confirmed the victim suffered a number of stab
wounds and a knife was recovered from the scene.
The school, which is a specialist technology college, is consistently
oversubscribed - and also has 'a strong Christian and community ethos'.
Source: UK Daily Mail
