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| US student held as teacher Colleen Ritzer is found dead in woods | US student held as teacher Colleen Ritzer is found dead in woods |
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| A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the death of a teacher who was found dead in woodland behind her US school. | |
| Colleen Ritzer, 24, who taught maths at a high school in the town of Danvers, Massachusetts, was found early on Wednesday after being reported missing. | Colleen Ritzer, 24, who taught maths at a high school in the town of Danvers, Massachusetts, was found early on Wednesday after being reported missing. |
| The suspect, who is not being named because of his age, is to be charged with murder in a juvenile court. | |
| Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said Ritzer was a "very respected, loved teacher". | Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said Ritzer was a "very respected, loved teacher". |
| All Danvers schools were closed on Wednesday. Officials said there was no reason to believe there were any other suspects. | All Danvers schools were closed on Wednesday. Officials said there was no reason to believe there were any other suspects. |
| Mr Blodgett said investigators had found blood in a second-floor toilet at Danvers High School and soon located Ritzer, who lived in the nearby town of Andover. | Mr Blodgett said investigators had found blood in a second-floor toilet at Danvers High School and soon located Ritzer, who lived in the nearby town of Andover. |
| The suspect had also been reported missing after not returning from school. | The suspect had also been reported missing after not returning from school. |
| He was spotted by police walking along a road in neighbouring Topsfield at about 00:30 local time on Wednesday (04:30 GMT). | He was spotted by police walking along a road in neighbouring Topsfield at about 00:30 local time on Wednesday (04:30 GMT). |
| Ritzer had a Twitter account where she gave homework assignments, encouraged students and described herself as a "math teacher often too excited about the topics I'm teaching". | Ritzer had a Twitter account where she gave homework assignments, encouraged students and described herself as a "math teacher often too excited about the topics I'm teaching". |
| On Wednesday morning, students were shaken by the death. | On Wednesday morning, students were shaken by the death. |
| "We are all terrified," Caitlin McBride, a student at Danvers High School, told the Boston Globe. | "We are all terrified," Caitlin McBride, a student at Danvers High School, told the Boston Globe. |
| "It's very scary. No-one will ever look at this school the same way anymore." | "It's very scary. No-one will ever look at this school the same way anymore." |