Teenager Convicted of Attempted Murder in Thorpe St Andrew School Stabbing
Jury finds 15-year-old guilty after masked attack left girl with shoulder injury; sentencing set for December.
Callum Smith
A 15-year-old teenager was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a girl in the back at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich, Norfolk.
A teacher chased the attacker, who then escaped. The victim sustained a shoulder injury but left the hospital the following day.
The defendant had admitted grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a bladed article. He denied attempted murder.
Jurors deliberated for three hours and 54 minutes. They delivered a majority verdict in the two-week trial.
The prosecution claimed the teenager "went to school not to learn, but to kill" while armed with a kitchen knife.
Went to school not to learn, but to kill.
Christopher Paxton KC stated the attacker had an "obsessive and dangerous interest in killers and killing." Notes found revealed the boy harboured dark thoughts about his "hatred for women."
The victim stated she did not know her attacker. She had never seen him before.
Police arrested the defendant, now 16. He had a kitchen knife, a mask, gloves, and a hat.
Obsessive and dangerous interest in killers and killing.
His victim escaped with minor injuries by "sheer luck," Christopher Paxton KC claimed. The defendant will be sentenced on December 18.