A TEENAGER died after being knifed in the heart during a fight at his school after a row broke out over a biscuit, a court heard today.
Bailey Gwynne, 16, was fatally injured at Cults Academy in Aberdeen in October 2015 |
Witnesses have begun giving evidence at the High Court in the city, where a youth is accused of murdering the school boy.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies the charge.
The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, arrives by van at Aberdeen High Court |
The court heard how an argument started after Bailey refused someone a biscuit during his school lunch break.
Bailey and the accused then began name-calling and punching each other, according to the witness, who cannot be identified.
The witness, who broke down in tears twice, said the youth pulled a knife or sharp object from an inside pocket of his jacket and thrust it towards Bailey.
The witness said he did not remember who started the row, and defence counsel Ian Duguid QC produced a statement which the witness gave to police after the incident.
The court heard Bailey was stabbed in the heart |
"Bailey grabbed hold of (the accused) and pushed him about. (The accused) started to defend himself and they've started grappling."
Teacher and witness Alasdair Sharp saw Bailey bleeding in a school corridor |
The jury was read a statement containing facts agreed by prosecutors and the defence.
It said: "The accused became engaged in a fight with Bailey Gwynne... in the course of which Bailey Gwynne was struck on the body with a knife by the accused, thereby causing his death."
The court heard Bailey suffered a "penetrating wound to the heart" and a post-mortem examination found the cause of death to be the result of a "penetrating stab-force injury to the chest".
Alasdair Sharp, who teaches computing, said Bailey was left pale and bleeding after "what looked to be a scuffle” in a school corridor.
He said: "He made it to the wall, he looked very pale. At this point I noticed the trail of blood.
"He became very pale and there was a lot of blood coming out of him. To begin with he seemed fairly coherent but as events unfolded he began to lose consciousness."
Headteacher Anna Muirhead gave evidence earlier today |
She told Advocate Depute Alex Prentice QC, prosecuting: "I knew immediately it was very, very serious."
Crime scene examiner Jason Parker, 31, recovered a knife from a recycling bin in a communal area of the school which was passed round the members of the jury.
The accused denies murdering Bailey and being in possession of knives or bladed instruments and two knuckledusters on occasions between August 1 2013 and the day of the alleged murder.
The trial, before Lady Stacey, continues tomorrow.
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