Masked boy guilty of trying to murder schoolgirl in Norfolk

A 16-year-old boy was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a 15-year-old pupil at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich on 11 March. Dressed in black and wearing a mask, he brought a kitchen knife to school and had written notes saying he hated women, the trial at King's Lynn Crown Court heard. The girl was taken to hospital with a minor back injury, while the school went into lockdown and armed police responded. The teenager, who had already pleaded guilty to possessing a knife unlawfully and wounding with intent, will be sentenced on 18 December.