Masked boy, 15, stabbed teacher in school corridor with six inch kitchen knife after making chilling classroom warning
A MASKED teen who stabbed a teacher in the school corridor with a six inch kitchen knife made a chilling classroom warning before the horror.
Jamie Sansom suffered a single knife wound during the vicious attack at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire in July this year.
A 15-year-old boy had covered his face with a snood and hooded top and took the blade from his kitchen at home.
He then called 999 and told them a teacher at the school would be stabbed.
The teen, who legally can’t be named, also warned a pal “wait until period one” before plunging the knife into the teacher.
He has now been detained for 14 months – with half his sentence to be served in custody and the other half at home working with a youth offending team.
The teen had admitted grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a bladed article on school premises.
Sentencing, District Judge Lynne Matthews said: “You took the face covering to school, you took the knife to school.
“You told a friend what was going to happen and you told the emergency services.
“Nothing strikes me about it that was impulsive.”
The court heard the boy had chillingly made comments in the classroom to the effect that he wanted to live a life of crime by perhaps robbing a bank or even killing someone.
He unleashed the horror attack on July 10 as terrified teachers barricaded pupils inside classrooms.
One hero teacher dragged a wardrobe across the door and told all the children to hide at the back of the classroom.
The school was plunged into lockdown as an alarm blared out.
Two other institutions nearby were also asked to shut their doors as a “precaution”.
Maths teacher Jamie was rushed to hospital but has since been discharged and is “recovering well”.
He later said in a statement: “On police advice, I can’t comment in detail about what happened, but I do want to address some misinformation which has been circulating in coverage of yesterday’s incident.
“It is simply not true to say that I was intervening in a fight between students.
“In my view, there was no point at which Tewkesbury students faced any direct threat.
“I am pleased to say that I am recovering well. I was well looked after at Gloucester Royal, and by the police, and I’m grateful for that.
“My thanks to everyone who helped put me on the road to what is expected to be a full recovery.”