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A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a teacher was stabbed at a school in Bradford.A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a teacher was stabbed at a school in Bradford.
A male teacher was taken to hospital but described by West Yorkshire Police as being in a stable condition following the “very serious incident”. Officers said he had suffered a single stab wound to the body. The teenager allegedly smuggled a knife to school and stabbed a 50-year-old male teacher in front of other pupils in a classroom at Dixons Kings Academy, at around 8:55am, according to police.
Police were earlier hunting a missing boy described as Asian, with short dark hair, and was last seen wearing a blue uniform blazer. The teacher suffered a stab wound to the stomach, and was rushed to hospital. West Yorkshire Police said the man is in a stable condition following the “very serious incident”.
More to follow The victim has been named locally as Leeds man Vincent Uzomah, according to the Yorkshire Post.
His family are with him at his bedside as he recovers, police have said.
The teacher was “on supply and had only been at Dixons Kings Academy for four weeks”, according to the Guardian.
Officers were earlier hunting a missing boy described as Asian, with short dark hair, who was last seen wearing a blue uniform blazer.
Police have since arrested a boy in Bradford city centre following an extensive search operation.
Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson, of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said that specially trained staff are on hand to support the pupils who witnessed the incident in the classroom.
"This is believed to be an isolated incident and the police are continuing inquiries to establish the facts," he said.
"I would like to reassure residents and staff that all necessary resources are being deployed to investigate this ongoing and clearly serious incident," he added.
Prior to the arrest, Atkinson said the school re-opened following the attack and had continued as normal while police liaised with school 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," said Mr Atkinson
Additional reporting by PA