Tewkesbury school stabbing: Boy arrested in attempted murder inquiry

A teenage lad is being questioned connected suspicion of attempted execution aft a teacher was stabbed astatine a school.

The incidental happened astatine Tewkesbury Academy successful Gloucestershire connected Monday morning.

Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone of Gloucestershire Police said the fishy was arrested by firearms officers.

The apprehension happened astir 2 hours aft the stabbing successful Stoke Orchard, astir 3 miles (4.8km) away.

A weapon was seized during the arrest.

Police confirmed the teacher is successful a unchangeable information Monday afternoon.

Police accidental a "thorough" hunt was conducted by specializer officers aft archetypal reports said the lad was inactive wrong schoolhouse grounds earlier helium was located 3 miles away.

"This hunt was some analyzable and meticulous successful quality arsenic we sought to guarantee determination were nary further injured parties arsenic good arsenic seeking the apprehension of the suspect," helium said.

Two different schools besides went into lockdown pursuing the stabbing and further searches were conducted to marque definite nary 1 other was hurt.

Police said they were keeping an "open mind" astir motive and much patrols volition beryllium seen successful the area.