Teenager on the run after stabbing teacher outside school
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- 11 Jun 2020
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Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy after a teacher was stabbed and injured today at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire police said.
Police were called to the school at 8.55am today after reports from the ambulance service that a 50-year-old man had been stabbed.
He is believed to be in a stable condition.
The pupil is described as Asian, with short dark hair, and was last seen wearing a blue uniform blazer.
Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson, of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said:
‘We are conducting enquiries in the area to locate a suspect and I would like to reassure residents and staff that all necessary resources are being deployed to investigate this ongoing and clearly very serious incident.
Police outside the school in Bradford (Picture: PA)
Officers were called just before 9am (Picture: PA)
‘We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or knows the whereabouts of the suspect.
‘At this stage we do not believe there is an ongoing risk to pupils or staff at the school. The rest of the school is continuing to operate as normal and local officers, including safer schools officers and members of the local area neighbourhood team, are currently at the school and are liaising closely with staff.
‘We are also working closely with our partners in the local authorities to investigate the full circumstances of this incident, which will be the subject of a thorough investigation.’
In a statement on its website, the school said: ‘There has been an incident at Dixons Kings Academy this morning. The police and the academy are working together to investigate the incident.
‘There is currently no ongoing risk to pupils or staff at the school. The school is continuing to operate as normal and police officers, including safer schools officers, are on site to support staff and students.’
