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Tuesday 29 April 2014

Stabbed in the back: Shocking details of knife attack on teacher emerge as devastated family - pupils mourn 'school's mother' who inspired thousands

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The devoted teacher stabbed to death in front of her horrified class by a male pupil said to have a grudge against her was apparently knifed in the back without warning.
Children screamed as the 15 year old calmly walked up behind Ann Maguire during a Spanish lesson in front of 30 pupils yesterday and repeatedly stabbed her in the neck and back with a kitchen knife. 
It is thought to be the first time a pupil has killed a teacher in a British classroom. The attack comes 18 years after headmaster Philip Lawrence was stabbed to death outside the gates of his school.

The school is open as normal today and children - many traumatised - began arriving early to add tributes to the more than 200 bouquets of flowers that now cover the railings outside the gates. 
Mrs Maguire, 61, was remembered today at the church connected to the school where she taught for more than 40 years. A post-mortem examination found that she died from multiple stab wounds.
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With pupils: Married with two grown-up daughters, Ann Maguire was a caring Spanish teacher known as 'the mother of her school'
With pupils: Married with two grown-up daughters, Ann Maguire was a caring Spanish teacher known as 'the mother of her school'
Stabbed: Ann Maguire, 61, was pronounced dead at a hospital after attempts to save her life failed
Stabbed: Ann Maguire, 61, was pronounced dead at a hospital after attempts to save her life failed
Respects: The scene outside Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, where Mrs Maguire was stabbed
Respects: The scene outside Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, where Mrs Maguire was stabbed

Outside the school today, Monsignor Paul Fisher, from the next-door Corpus Christi Catholic Church, said Mrs Maguire was remembered at a normal morning mass.
Hundreds of pupils, former students and their parents packed the church last night to light candles and pay their respects to Mrs Maguire, who was just weeks away from retiring. 
As Mrs Maguire was being attacked, a fellow teacher raced in and grabbed the boy. Other staff helped to detain him until police arrived.
 
One unnamed female pupil said outside the school: 'All the kids had run out of the classroom and he still had the knife. And all the year seven and year eights, they had to run.
'It was proper bad with blood and that. She was brilliant. She has taught my mum and my sister and me, she taught us all Spanish. She took us all skiing - we just couldn't ask for anyone better.’
Martin Dowling, chair of governors at the school, said today: 'Ann was a wonderful and dedicated teacher, and will be remembered fondly by all of us. 
Tears: Flowers and tributes are left by former pupil Carrie Beer with her son Nicolas, three, at Corpus Christi College
Tears: Flowers and tributes are left by former pupil Carrie Beer with her son Nicolas, three, at Corpus Christi College
Former pupil Lucy Potter who has left flowers at the scene
Former pupil Lucy Potter with Mrs Maguire
Last day: Former pupil Lucy Potter (left) left flowers at the scene and a photo of Mrs Maguire and her (right)
Remembrance: Monsignor Paul Fisher conducts mass for members of the local community attending Corpus Christ Catholic Church to pray and pay their respects to teacher Anne Maguire in Leeds
Remembrance: Monsignor Paul Fisher conducts mass for members of the local community attending Corpus Christ Catholic Church to pray and pay their respects to teacher Anne Maguire in Leeds

‘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.
'I would also like to pay tribute to the staff and students for the way they have coped with this tragic event, and to the police, and external services for their support.’
He added: 'Our school mission statement states that we "work, learn, pray and grow together". At this difficult time we also grieve and support together as a community.
'All the kids had run out of the classroom and he still had the knife. And all the year seven and year eights, they had to run. It was proper bad with blood and that'
Unnamed female pupil
'The atmosphere is very calm and reverent. The children have been absolutely amazing - we've had assemblies, services and the children have responded in a magnificent manner, as have the staff.
‘Obviously very upset in some cases, but happy to be in their own community and helping each other.’ He added that there had been ‘no indications at all [that this would happen]’.
School headteacher Steve Mort told Sky News: 'Ann Maguire was a wonderful, caring individual. She'd been a cornerstone of the school community for 40 years. 
'She'd touched the hearts of three generations of pupils. Ann was first and foremost highly aspirational for all our students, regardless of their background or their ability. 
'She never gave up on pupils, even at times when they may have given up on themselves. She was always the first to look at the strengths of pupils, to find the strengths of pupils, and to encourage them to develop their God-given skills.


Credit:: Dailymail.

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