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06/11/2003
Teen remanded in custody over school killing
The 15-year-old boy who was arrested in relation to the killing of Luke Walmsley has been remanded in custody today charged with murder.
The teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was arrested at the school shortly after the incident. He was formally charged with murder at Skegness Police Station last night.
Luke, 14, died on Tuesday morning after being involved in a fight at Birkbeck School in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. A post mortem examination found that he had been stabbed once in the heart.
Teachers administered first aid and the efforts to save his life were taken over by paramedics. The air ambulance took him to hospital at Grimsby where he was pronounced dead.
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The teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was arrested at the school shortly after the incident. He was formally charged with murder at Skegness Police Station last night.
Luke, 14, died on Tuesday morning after being involved in a fight at Birkbeck School in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. A post mortem examination found that he had been stabbed once in the heart.
Teachers administered first aid and the efforts to save his life were taken over by paramedics. The air ambulance took him to hospital at Grimsby where he was pronounced dead.
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