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'Murder attempt' teacher in court | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
A teacher has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of one of his pupils at a Nottinghamshire school. | |
Peter Harvey, 49, of Rannoch Drive, Mansfield, is accused of attacking Jack Waterhouse, 14, at All Saints' Roman Catholic School in Mansfield on 8 July. | |
Mr Harvey, who did not enter a plea, remains in custody after his barrister declined to make a bail application. | |
The science teacher is due to reappear at Nottingham Crown Court in the last week of September for a plea hearing. | |
The pupil was released from hospital earlier in July. | The pupil was released from hospital earlier in July. |
Many of the teacher's former pupils were in the public gallery to support him. | |
Rex Tedd QC, defending, told the court: "This is a tragic case of a man who is of impeccable character." | |
Jack Waterhouse received treatment at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre for a fractured skull and a bleed to the brain. | Jack Waterhouse received treatment at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre for a fractured skull and a bleed to the brain. |