A 16-year-old teenage boy has been sentenced to nine years in lock up after he was found guilty of stabbing to death another young boy his age in school.
In October 2015, Bailey Gwynne was attacked during his lunch hour following what was dubbed as a silly argument at Cults Academy in Aberdeen. His killer carried an 8.5cm blade that he bought online.
Bailey died from bleeding due to a single stab wound to the heart.
The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied the murder. After a five-day trial at the High Court in Aberdeen last March, Lady Stacey convicted the boy of culpable homicide, a lesser charge than murder.
The judge argued that Bailey’s death would have been avoided had the teenager not chosen to carry a knife to school.
In October 2015, Bailey Gwynne was attacked during his lunch hour following what was dubbed as a silly argument at Cults Academy in Aberdeen. His killer carried an 8.5cm blade that he bought online.
Bailey died from bleeding due to a single stab wound to the heart.
The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied the murder. After a five-day trial at the High Court in Aberdeen last March, Lady Stacey convicted the boy of culpable homicide, a lesser charge than murder.
The judge argued that Bailey’s death would have been avoided had the teenager not chosen to carry a knife to school.