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Boy admits stabbing supply teacher Vincent Uzomah | Boy admits stabbing supply teacher Vincent Uzomah |
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A fourteen-year-old boy has admitted stabbing a supply teacher in a classroom in Bradford. | |
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked Vincent Uzomah, 50 at Dixons Kings Academy on 11 June. | |
Mr Uzomah, who was stabbed in the stomach with a knife, is stable in hospital. | |
The boy denied attempted murder but admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court. | The boy denied attempted murder but admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court. |
His plea was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service and Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC said the boy would be sentenced at a later date. | His plea was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service and Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC said the boy would be sentenced at a later date. |
The teenager attacked Mr Uzomah in front of a number of other students at the start of a science class. | |
It is understood it happened following a disagreement over a mobile phone. | |
Mr Uzomah was stabbed with a kitchen knife the boy had brought from home. | |
After the attack the teenager ran off and was arrested by police in Bradford city centre following a six-hour search. | |
Judge Durham Hall said: "This is a very troubling case." | |
He said the boy was "undoubtedly a very troubled young man" and said Mr Uzomah was "a very brave and compassionate victim". | |
The teenager was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later this year. | |
The school, formerly called the King's Science Academy, opened in 2011 and was one of the first free schools to open. | The school, formerly called the King's Science Academy, opened in 2011 and was one of the first free schools to open. |
It has about 700 pupils and has since become part of the Dixons academy group. | It has about 700 pupils and has since become part of the Dixons academy group. |