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Bailey Gwynne: Schoolboy stabbed after 'biscuit row' | |
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A teenager at an Aberdeen school was fatally stabbed after a row broke out over a biscuit, a murder trial has heard. | A teenager at an Aberdeen school was fatally stabbed after a row broke out over a biscuit, a murder trial has heard. |
Bailey Gwynne, 16, died after being stabbed at Cults Academy in October last year. | Bailey Gwynne, 16, died after being stabbed at Cults Academy in October last year. |
A witness told the court the accused had pulled a knife or some kind of sharp object from a pocket and thrust it towards Bailey. | |
The 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder. | The 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder. |
On the first day of the trial, the jury at the High Court in Aberdeen was told in a joint minute it had been agreed that the accused became engaged in a fight with Bailey and the victim was struck with a knife and suffered a "penetrating stab wound to the heart". | |
The witness, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was asked how the argument between the accused and Bailey had begun. | |
He told the court that Bailey had some biscuits and another boy wanted one, then Bailey and the accused began name-calling and punching each other. | |
He said he did not remember who started it, and defence counsel Ian Duguid QC produced a statement which the witness gave to police after the incident. | |
A passage read to court said: "[The accused] said something like your mum's fat, then Bailey lashed out at him. | |
"Bailey grabbed hold of [the accused] and pushed him about. [The accused] started to defend himself and they've started grappling." | |
Asked by Mr Duguid: "Is this the way it was?", the witness said: "I think so." | |
Computing teacher Alasdair Sharp, 28, said he saw the two engaged in "what looked to be a scuffle". | |
He said: "I asked them what was going on. One of them said 'he called my mother fat'." | |
The teacher led the two along a communal area known as "the street" towards an office. | |
Mr Sharp said: "As I got to towards the end of the street I turned around and I saw Bailey staggering towards the wall. | |
"[The accused] was a wee bit behind him, was moving towards him looking like he was going to help him." | |
The teacher said Bailey made it to the wall and he noticed he was very pale. | |
He told the court: "At this point I noticed the trail of blood going along the street, where we'd come from." | |
Mr Sharp added: "To begin with he seemed fairly coherent but as events unfolded he began to lose consciousness." | |
Head teacher Anna Muirhead, 57, told the court that a staff member had come to her office during lunch break and told her there had been a fight and an ambulance had been called. | |
Ms Muirhead said she left her office and saw Bailey lying on the ground by the reception area, with staff members around him. | |
She said: "I knew immediately it was very, very serious." | |
A first responder started working on Bailey and he was then taken to hospital by ambulance. | A first responder started working on Bailey and he was then taken to hospital by ambulance. |
Mrs Muirhead, 57, described seeing the accused sitting nearby, distraught, and that he had indicated what had happened was his fault. | Mrs Muirhead, 57, described seeing the accused sitting nearby, distraught, and that he had indicated what had happened was his fault. |
Jason Parker, a police scene examiner, said a knife was found in a bin in the school after the incident. | Jason Parker, a police scene examiner, said a knife was found in a bin in the school after the incident. |
The murder charge against the 16 year-old claims he did "engage in fighting" with Bailey and struck him on the body with a knife. | The murder charge against the 16 year-old claims he did "engage in fighting" with Bailey and struck him on the body with a knife. |
In addition, the accused is also alleged to have had knives or "bladed instruments" as well as two knuckledusters at school "without reasonable excuse or lawful authority" on various occasions between 1 August 2013 and the day of the alleged murder. | In addition, the accused is also alleged to have had knives or "bladed instruments" as well as two knuckledusters at school "without reasonable excuse or lawful authority" on various occasions between 1 August 2013 and the day of the alleged murder. |
The trial, before judge Lady Stacey, is expected to last several days. | The trial, before judge Lady Stacey, is expected to last several days. |
The law on media identification of children in criminal court cases changed in September last year. | The law on media identification of children in criminal court cases changed in September last year. |
The age at which the media are prohibited from identifying children who are involved in court proceedings, whether as a victim, witness or accused, was raised to apply to anyone under 18. | The age at which the media are prohibited from identifying children who are involved in court proceedings, whether as a victim, witness or accused, was raised to apply to anyone under 18. |
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