Tuesday, 3 March 2009 - 5:10pm |
National News

Court appearance over school stabbing

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A 17 year-old Korean student will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after being arrested in Blockhouse Bay an hour after a teacher at Avondale College was stabbed in his classroom this morning.

Police have completed the scene examination of a classroom where the attack on a 49 year-old teacher is alleged to have happened while up to 20 other students were present.

The alleged victim is due to be discharged from Auckland Hospital this evening.

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Issued by Noreen Hegarty

Auckland City Police Communications Manager

Ph 09 302 6947 or 0274-951-589

Website: www.police.govt.nz