Teenager sentenced to 14 months behind bars after stabbing school teacher from Newport
A 15 year old teenager had already admitted to attempted grievous bodily harm
Last updated 28th Sep 2023
A teenager has been sentenced to 14 months detention at Bristol Magistrates Court after stabbing a schoolteacher in Tewkesbury back in July.
The 15 year old, who can't be named due to legal reasons, admitted to attempted grievous bodily harm.
He was also given a training order and a restraining order not to approach Mr Sansom.
Early that morning (10 July), Firearm officers responded to a serious incident after Welsh schoolteacher, Jamie Sansom, who is from Newport, was stabbed.
Two nearby schools also shut their doors as a precaution, until the defendant was arrested 5 miles away in Stokes Orchard.
Mr Sansom was left with a 1cm wound to the abdomen and taken to hospital. He was discharged on the same day and said he was "recovering well".
Imposing a 14-month detention and training order, District Judge Lynne Matthews told the defendant: "You were not acting impulsively.
"You took the face covering to school, you took the knife to school.
"You told a friend what was going to happen and you told the emergency services.
"Nothing strikes me about it that was impulsive."
The judge said he would serve half the sentence in custody with the remainder at home working with the youth offending team.