Thursday 3 April 2008

Dozen pupils aged 9 and 10 arrested over plot to kidnap and kill teacher because she told them off

The plot had been planned with military precision and the group was well armed.

Each member had been given a role, from keeping watch to mopping up the blood afterwards.

But this wasn't a gangland murder. It was a group of eight and nine-year-old primary school children preparing to attack their teacher in an act of revenge.

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Police believe the group - led by a nine-year-old girl - had planned to smash the paperweight over Mrs Carter's head.

Once they had disabled her they would have bound her with the tape and used the knife to stab her.

Police believe the nine-year-old ringleader wanted revenge on the teacher after being told off for standing on her chair in class.

Officers think she recruited her friends, telling them to bring in the weapons needed.

Members of the group were also given roles, such as standing guard and cleaning up afterwards.

The suspected mastermind, another nine-year-old girl, and an eight-year-old boy have been charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds and conspiracy to assault the teacher.

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