Key Facts

• The boy asked his teacher for help with history work before attacking her in an empty classroom.
• He pulled a kitchen knife from his bag and stabbed Ms. Williams in the head and other parts of her body.
• Ms. Williams feared she would die during the attack and tried to defend herself.
• The boy was found guilty of wounding with intent and unlawful wounding but not guilty of attempted murder.
• He had previously admitted to carrying a kitchen knife on school grounds.
• The boy said he brought the knife to school as part of a "game" with friends, not to hurt anyone.
• School staff and the boy’s grandmother described him as a "quiet boy."
• The boy will be held in youth detention until he is sentenced in September.