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Masked boy guilty of trying to murder schoolgirl
Published: 21 October 2026, 11:44 BST
Updated: 1 minute ago
A masked teenager who was captured on CCTV stabbing a schoolgirl has been found guilty of attempted murder.
Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School, near Norwich, on Wednesday 11 March following reports a 15-year-old girl had been stabbed in the back.
Her attacker brought a knife to school, was dressed in black, was wearing a face mask and had written notes saying he hated women, the trial at King's Lynn Crown Court heard.
The defendant, who is 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced on 18 December.
Jurors deliberated for three hours and 54 minutes before delivering a majority verdict.
The teenager "went to school not to learn, but to kill" while armed with a kitchen knife, the prosecution said.
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