Boy, 14, arrested after teacher stabbing

Lessons at a school where a teacher was stabbed are expected to continue as normal today as police question a teenager over the attack.

Supply teacher Vincent Uzomah, 50, was stabbed in the stomach at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford yesterday morning as he began a science lesson.

The teacher, who had been working at the school for a few weeks, was taken to hospital and was last night said to be in a stable, non-life threatening condition with his family by his bedside.

The attack led to a six-hour hunt for a 14-year-old boy who was later arrested in the city centre on suspicion of attempted murder.

A teacher is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed as he taught a science lesson.

An eyewitness claimed the teacher, named locally as 50-year-old Vincent Uzomah, was attacked after an argument over a mobile phone.

A boy, 14, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

ITV News Correspondent Martin Geissler reports:

A teacher was stabbed following an argument over a mobile phone, an eyewitness has claimed.

A pupil at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford told Channel 4 News that the incident "happened in seconds".

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed at a school in Bradford.

The male teacher, 50, who suffered a single stab wound to the stomach, is in a stable condition in hospital.

"We have just arrested a 14-year-old male in connection with this offence and he is currently in custody on suspicion of attempted murder," Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson, of West Yorkshire Police, told reporters.

The suspect was arrested in Bradford City Centre.

He said the stabbing took place in a science classroom at Dixons Kings Academy, adding that specially-trained officers will now be speaking to pupils who witnessed the incident.

Speaking about the ongoing hunt for a 14-year-old who allegedly stabbed a teacher, Bradford South MP Judith Cummins said: "The stabbing of a teacher at Dixons Kings Academy is deeply shocking.

"Clearly, one incident like this is one too many. Thankfully, incidents such as these are rare. But we mustn't be complacent. I will be meeting with the school and police as a matter of urgency as the safety of both staff and pupils is absolutely paramount."

There was no indication that there would be an attack in Dixons Kings Academy, the executive principal said after a student stabbed a teacher.

The stabbing of a teacher at a Bradford school was witnessed by a several pupils and was a "shocking thing", Dixons Kings Academy executive principal Nick Weller said.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said her thoughts are with the injured teacher who was stabbed at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford, adding that her officials are in touch with the school and are "ready and prepared to offer all necessary support".

Police hunting a 14-year-old boy after a teacher was stabbed and injured at a school in West Yorkshire, have been seen searching waste ground next door.

A 50-year-old male teacher at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford has been taken to hospital and his condition has been described as stable.