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Cults Academy: Teenager charged with Bailey Gwynne murder | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with murdering 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his Aberdeen school. | |
Bailey died in hospital after the incident at Cults Academy at about 13:30 on Wednesday. | |
The 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. | |
The boy was also charged with having a blade or point on school premises. He made no plea and was remanded. | |
He is expected to appear again on 6 November. | |
Relatives of Bailey said in a statement on Thursday: "There are no words. Bailey is our beloved boy and our heart. Our hearts have gone with him." | Relatives of Bailey said in a statement on Thursday: "There are no words. Bailey is our beloved boy and our heart. Our hearts have gone with him." |
It added: "A special son, brother, grandson and friend - he never failed to make us smile (most of the time). He will always be our boy. | It added: "A special son, brother, grandson and friend - he never failed to make us smile (most of the time). He will always be our boy. |
"We don't know what we will do without our junior 'man about the house'. | "We don't know what we will do without our junior 'man about the house'. |
"We need time now to look after each other and send our love to all those who care for Bailey." | "We need time now to look after each other and send our love to all those who care for Bailey." |
Cults Academy is a secondary school with 1,050 pupils from age 11 to 18. | Cults Academy is a secondary school with 1,050 pupils from age 11 to 18. |
The school was closed on Thursday and Friday but will re-open on Monday, with special assemblies being held. | The school was closed on Thursday and Friday but will re-open on Monday, with special assemblies being held. |
The nearby Cults Parish Church was packed for a vigil on Thursday evening. | |
Many people wrote messages of condolence and support for Bailey's family. | |
Church of Scotland minister, the Reverend Ewen Gilchrist, said: "Bailey Gwynne's family will hear about this and the number of people here and hopefully it will give them a bit of light in the darkness. |