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| Ann Maguire stabbing: Teacher due to retire | Ann Maguire stabbing: Teacher due to retire |
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| A teacher who was stabbed to death in front of her pupils in Leeds was due to retire in September, the school said. | A teacher who was stabbed to death in front of her pupils in Leeds was due to retire in September, the school said. |
| Ann Maguire, 61, died after suffering multiple stab wounds in the attack at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds on Monday. | Ann Maguire, 61, died after suffering multiple stab wounds in the attack at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds on Monday. |
| Head teacher Steve Mort said Mrs Maguire had been the "mother of the school" and "the calm in the storm" for 40 years. | |
| A 15-year-old boy remains in custody at a police station in the city. | A 15-year-old boy remains in custody at a police station in the city. |
| Chair of governors Martin Dowling said Mrs Maguire was already working a four-day week ahead of her retirement. | |
| He said the stabbing was a "tragic but isolated incident" and there had been "no indications at all" that it would happen. | |
| 'Highly aspirational' | |
| "Ann was a wonderful, dedicated teacher and will be remembered fondly by all of us," he said. | "Ann was a wonderful, dedicated teacher and will be remembered fondly by all of us," he said. |
| "She had taught at Corpus Christi for 40 years and touched the lives of many people in the local community, having also taught the parents of some of our current pupils." | "She had taught at Corpus Christi for 40 years and touched the lives of many people in the local community, having also taught the parents of some of our current pupils." |
| Head teacher Steve Mort said the school had been "overwhelmed" by the support it had received from the local community. | |
| "Ann was first and foremost highly aspirational for all our students, regardless of their background or ability," he said. | |
| "She never gave up on pupils, even at times when they had given up on themselves." | |
| Det Supt Simon Beldon, of West Yorkshire Police, said a post-mortem examination showed Mrs Maguire died from multiple stab wounds. | Det Supt Simon Beldon, of West Yorkshire Police, said a post-mortem examination showed Mrs Maguire died from multiple stab wounds. |
| He said the teenage suspect would be questioned by officers "at some point during today". | He said the teenage suspect would be questioned by officers "at some point during today". |
| "Given his young age, this is a process which needs to be handled very sensitively, and may take some time to complete," he confirmed. | "Given his young age, this is a process which needs to be handled very sensitively, and may take some time to complete," he confirmed. |