Teacher stabbed to death in Leeds

Female teacher as well. Very disturbing.

? - we wont 'go there'

A teenage boy has been arrested
after a female teacher was
stabbed to death at a secondary
school in Leeds.
Police say the 15-year-old is
being held in connection with
the attack at Corpus Christi
Catholic College.
Officers were called to the
secondary school at 11.48am
after they were contacted by the
ambulance service following a
report a member of staff had
been stabbed.
The woman was taken to
hospital for treatment but was
subsequently pronounced dead.
The school is in West Yorkshire
Pupil Georgina Kilroy, 16, said
the woman had been a teacher
for 40 years.
Speaking outside the school, she
said: "I don't know anyone who
didn't like her. She was spot on.
You couldn't ask for a better
teacher."
Georgina said her teacher broke
down when she told the children
the news. She said they were
previously told a teacher had
gone to hospital but that lessons
had continued.
Detective Superintendent Simon
Beldon, from West Yorkshire
Police, said: "We would like to
reassure people that this has
been an isolated incident and
there is no ongoing risk to pupils
or staff at the school.
"The situation is under control
and officers, including safer
schools officers and members of
the local neighbourhood policing
team, are currently at the school
and are liaising closely with staff.
"The rest of the school is
continuing to operate as normal
and we would ask that parents
do not attend the site unless
directly requested to do so by
the school.
"Our enquiries are at a very
early stage but the full
circumstances of this incident will
obviously be the subject of a full
and thorough investigation."
Pupils and former pupils have
also been paying tribute to the
teacher on social media, with
one describing her as an
"inspirational woman" and saying
she "wouldn't have made it
through high school without
her".
Meanwhile, Christine Blower,
general secretary of the National
Union of Teachers, said: "This is
a truly awful thing to have
happened to a teacher in the
course of her work to educate
the next generation.
"Appalling events like this are
thankfully very rare indeed but
the death of any teacher in her
place of work, which should be a
place of safety, is devastating.
Our condolences go to the
family and friends of this
teacher, and to students and
colleagues at the school.
There are nearly 1,000 pupils on
the roll aged between 11 and 16,
according to the school's
website.
It also has "a strong Christian
and community ethos".
The website adds: "The school
has a very good pastoral
structure, which it is committed
to keeping and teachers receive
very good back-up support."

Very sad ..i know the school very well  61 year old confirmed as the victim R I P

its getting to the stage where schools will have permenant police officers on duty and pupils having to go through metal detectors

Utter scum.Teachers have an almost impossible job trying to discipline children.

Who is to blame for the breakdown of this country? Shocking.

very very sad news 

parents are a big part of the problem

knives are too easy to get hold of. simple as that.

people will always have arguments and lose their temper. the more people that carry knives, the more will end up killing. its crazy just how common knives are in our world. no idea what you do about that now though. its weird how pocket knives are legal to carry. just saw that on the government website. you can carry a knife if its a folding blade of 3 inches or less. bit mad that. 99% of people have no legitimate reason to carry a pocket knife. unless youre bear grylls or summat.

The pure evil who commit these terrible crimes don't deserve to exist. It just beggars belief that pure evil get a second chance. No wonder the country is fcked.

torture these scumbags and they will soon buck up their ideas

retired army men required to bring back discipline.

spot on howdi

Some schools in east London have metal detectors on the entrance doors. Plenty of fights in the park and in the streets, but none in the schools.

Probable Excuse "She tried to take the knife off me, there was a struggle
and Miss got stabbed accidentally"

Aunty

We must be of a similar age.  Your post is racist and offensive.

Charlie
28 Apr 14 19:21   
Aunty
We must be of a similar age.  Your post is racist and offensive.

Why is it?
My second wifes daughter had never seen a  black person before we got married. In the same place now, Dagenham, the non-white population is well established.

Your all be banned ............like Slippy

Your last words were:

"Say no more!" Intimating that black people are the problem.

I'm also a teacher and my heart goes out to the teacher's family.  I don't like crap.

that's a very odd remark Charlie - that's the way it was!

What was?

Terrible news.

Charlie

Aunty: We must be of a similar age.  Your post is racist and offensive.

It is neither - it's a simple, straight-forward statement of fact.

Ivor

What does this mean "It is neither - it's a simple, straight-forward statement of fact. "

Just say what you mean.  Stop playing with words that mean nothing.

I feel a bit uneasy about continuing this thread here as it should be about the original posting and our thoughts for the family. 

I'll start a new thread - "Racist or Not" and see who replies.

It is neither = means it is not either = means it is both not racist and not offensive.
It is simple = it is uncomplicated, easy to read, standard English
It is straight-forward = he wishes to make a point and does so without going around the houses
(around the houses = in a roundabout way)
Statement of fact  = actually happened, verifiable

Ivor
Please respect family of deceased and post on other thread.

Are they busy reading the BF chatroom tonight?

So sad...tragic and heartbreaking for family of victim.

^^^
said the person who  tried to start am argument over non-existent racism.

my post was to Charlie

was the perpetrator caucasian?

The fact of the matter in those days there were very few immigrants
Switch to today and what Labour have even apologised for when they allowed so many in to get votes.

Is that clear enough for you.

LABOUR ACTUALLY APOLOGISED FOR IT!!  Does that make them
racist.

Sincere condolences to the family of the poor teacher.

You're at it again mo when did labour apologise for encouraging black immigrants into this country for votes? They didn't because this has never happened as you know. The extra immigrants that came in under  new labour were eastern european not caribbean or african or from the indian sub continent. And they came because of the  policy of free movement of labour, a policy which started when the  EU was first formed in the 50s. For a so called socialist you don't half smear the labour party and its members.

ok what we all thinking?

Should the killer be tortured?

What should the punishment be?

presentday society has gone right down the tubes...UK far from a pleasant place.even if u have ur wits about u,u need luck on ur side also.only one way all this is heading.likely 2 be after i have shuffled off my mortal coil tho'!

Probably have to stay in at break and do lines....What a mess this country is....

Probably have to stay in at break and do lines....What a mess this country is....

Millipede did  OK

Link ?

dont play that one buzzer you know he did

it was in papers all over the place

desperate news, poor lady dedicates her the majority of her life to a 40 year teaching career then gets stabbed to death at the age of 61 when she should be looking forward to retirement and reflecting on her achievements in helping the development of her students.

We can't have kids roaming around in school with knives, if we have to put metal detectors and security guards on the gates of every school or even every classroom, then sobeit.

We can't have kids roaming around in school with knives, if we have to put metal detectors and security guards on the gates of every school or even every classroom, then sobeit.

It was done in east London 10 years ago.

we need tougher state punishments to deter people from committing these terrible acts

A LIFE FOR A LIFE

agree, even at 15 you know what is wrong and right, feeling threatened by a 61yo women is just unthinkable.

If what Aunty Post said is true would it still be racist to point it out?

Sorry that was meant for the other thread. Please ignore.

Boomtown Rats.................I don't like Mondays.

There are not many occasions when a knife needs a point, all future knives should have rounded ends and all other knives should have the points ground off by those guys who come round with their grinding wheels.

Sky just interviewed a year 9 boy and hes mum, he broke down....and so did i. as long as the teachers and the police have to pander to the social workers and lefties , the more attacks on teachers will continue, and i don't mean hitting kids,. i have never had to raise my hand to my children,they just know the difference between right and wrong.

Latest news is that the 'high achieving' boy attacked the teacher from behind.
That's the end of any excuse like 'She was threatening me'

he sounds a complete nutter tbf


poor lady

is quite sad this , she seemed a very nice lady by all accounts

was there a reason mentioned , was there an argument first

Even if there was an argument,no excuse .
Murder in the first degree.

spineless scumbag

once you are in your teens you know right from wrong. If he doesnt have any mental health problems he should be given the electric chair imog

No point jailing him for life. Waste of tax payers cash!

Could there be a reason, other than insanity?

I'm not saying it was any kind of excuse , they just haven't said too much about it on the News !

So this poor lady taught at that school for 25 years before this nutter was even born

Has it been clarified if the murderer is black or white ? Whatever probably got a triple surname like most of the criminals who cause trouble in this country. We need a justice system where when you step out of line in a serious way you get either vaporised or locked away for the rest of your life. The low life must be eradicated.

I look up the school name on Facebook.
No mention of the murder.
It's a certainty that other pupils know who he is.

'looked'

A high-achieving middle-class schoolboy was in custody on Monday night after a teacher was stabbed to death in the first murder of its kind in a British classroom.

... said of the accused boy: “He is really clever and always got top grades.”

The boy in custody comes from a middle-class family in the Halton area of Leeds. His mother is a human resources director and his father is a civil servant. He has a 19-year-old brother.
Neighbours said that after his parents split some time ago, the boy would rarely speak to anyone outside his immediate family.

He was predicted to gain good grades in his GCSEs and excelled particularly in art.
One neighbour said: “He was very quiet and a bit of a dweeb, but never caused any trouble. This is the last thing you would ever have expected from him.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10794504/Leeds-teacher-murder-boy-15-in-custody-after-Anne-Maguire-stabbed-to-death.html

So he sounds like a model pupil if we overlook the odd kitchen knife murder.

the boy would rarely speak to anyone outside his immediate family ....doesn't sound like a model pupil .....definitely had psychological problems.

Posy,if this type of 5hit are vaporised or locked away for life.
then the lawyers,do-gooders,social workers,and other defenders of the indefensible will be out of pocket..
And we can't have that.

Blimey Ramruna...might not have a triple surname then..still don't care who you are if you step out of line like he did it should be curtains.

dambuster ...would let the do gooders,social workers and other Guardian readers and their ilk get proper jobs.

@posy -- I'm no psychiatrist but I can't help feeling that stabbing teachers with no apparent provocation in crowded classrooms in front of 30 witnesses and with no means of escape, is quite highly indicative of marble lossage.

highly indicative of marble lossage

Another one with no father around to tell him to say hello back to people.

she was alright for an old bird. i wouldnt have said no.

I've seen a few tactless posts on here but none as bad as that, Bob.

it was a compliment!

what is disturbing is it is reported that he HATED the teacher

so if that was common knowledge  wtf was going on

Let's just call it poor timing.

yes, lets.

the daily fail says the kid has a picture of the grim reaper on his facebook page. how they know that id love to know.

i dunno whether to laugh or cry at that. i have a t shirt with blood dripping from a skull on it. gawd knows what the media would make of that if i killed somebody.

I'd guess they know the lad's name from asking his classmates. They just won't be allowed to publish it.

How life has changed - I worry for my family and the future...................can't help it.