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| Ann Maguire stabbing: Police get extra time to question teenager | Ann Maguire stabbing: Police get extra time to question teenager |
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| Police have been given extra time to question a 15-year-old boy over the fatal stabbing of a teacher attacked in front of her pupils. | Police have been given extra time to question a 15-year-old boy over the fatal stabbing of a teacher attacked in front of her pupils. |
| Ann Maguire, 61, died from multiple stab wounds after the attack in a classroom at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds on Monday. | Ann Maguire, 61, died from multiple stab wounds after the attack in a classroom at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds on Monday. |
| West Yorkshire Police said magistrates granted detectives more time to hold the boy on Tuesday evening. | West Yorkshire Police said magistrates granted detectives more time to hold the boy on Tuesday evening. |
| Mrs Maguire had been due to retire in September after a 40-year career. | Mrs Maguire had been due to retire in September after a 40-year career. |
| Det Supt Simon Beldon, who is leading the investigation, said: "The suspect remains in custody and will continue to be interviewed today. | Det Supt Simon Beldon, who is leading the investigation, said: "The suspect remains in custody and will continue to be interviewed today. |
| "Last night we were granted an extension by magistrates which has given us additional time to question him today." | "Last night we were granted an extension by magistrates which has given us additional time to question him today." |
| He said officers were in the process of interviewing a number of pupils who had witnessed the stabbing. | He said officers were in the process of interviewing a number of pupils who had witnessed the stabbing. |
| Floral tributes to Mrs Maguire have been laid outside the school by current and former pupils and a community service was held at the neighbouring church on Wednesday morning. | |
| Teaching assistant Julie Digings, who retired from her job at Corpus Christi in January after 17 years, said Mrs Maguire had sent her a "lovely" retirement card. | |
| "She wrote in my card, 'To Julie, you gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous young lady. We will always miss you. Love Ann'," she said. | |
| Mrs Digings added: "They are saying she was the mother of the school and that's what she was like. She was like a mum to them." | |
| The head teacher of the college, Steve Mort, said Mrs Maguire had been a "highly regarded" member of staff. | The head teacher of the college, Steve Mort, said Mrs Maguire had been a "highly regarded" member of staff. |
| He said: "She was an inspirational teacher here for over 40 years, and she will be sadly missed by colleagues, current and former pupils, and the community as a whole." | He said: "She was an inspirational teacher here for over 40 years, and she will be sadly missed by colleagues, current and former pupils, and the community as a whole." |
| Mr Mort said he wanted to reassure people the school was a safe one. | Mr Mort said he wanted to reassure people the school was a safe one. |
| "This has been a tragic and isolated incident. There is no ongoing risk to students or staff in school," he said. | "This has been a tragic and isolated incident. There is no ongoing risk to students or staff in school," he said. |