Police get more time to question teen over teacher stabbing
Police have been given more time to question a 15-year-old over the fatal stabbing of teacher Ann Maguire at a Leeds school on Monday.
Teacher stabbing 'very much an isolated incident'
West Yorkshire Police said the fatal stabbing of a teacher was "very much an isolated incident".
Chief Inspector Nik Adams, responsible for neighbourhood policing in the area, said, "This is not part of a wider problem that exists locally."
"This school has absolutely no issues in terms of weapons", he added.
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Teacher killing was shocking but also rare
Although a shocking attack, this is a rare attack. There are few other occasions when a teacher was stabbed inside their school by a pupil.
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School mourns respected and well-loved teacher
A 15-year-old schoolboy is in police custody tonight, suspected of stabbing to death his teacher.