Police quiz teen over school stabbing
The school in Lincolnshire at which a 14-year-old boy died after being stabbed in an ‘altercation’ will remain closed today as police continue their investigations.
A 15-year-old pupil is still being questioned by police in Skegness over the incident, which took place in a corridor between classes.
Luke Walmsley was fatally stabbed yesterday at Birkbeck School in North Somercotes, near Louth.
The small village is still reeling from the news of the teenager’s death.
Luke was airlifted to hospital in Grimsby after the fight, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
He died from a single stab wound to the heart.
A post-mortem examination is being carried out, with the exact cause of death expected to be announced on Wednesday. Police have still not revealed details of the weapon used.
Students who witnessed the incident are due to be questioned, in the presence of their parents, by specially trained police officers and staff and students will be offered counselling.
John Stevens, chairman of governors at Birkbeck School told the BBC: “Everybody obviously is very shocked at what happened and very concerned that something like this should happen in our community. “
David Hart, general secretary of the National Association of Headteachers said: “To think a youngster can be stabbed to death in a school in a relatively quiet part of the country will send shockwaves through the schools system.”
