Pupil sentenced to life is ‘proud’ of killing teacher

A 16-year-old boy who stabbed a teacher to death in England in a "monumental act of cowardice and evil" has been warned he may never be released from prison by a judge who found his pride and lack of remorse over his actions "truly grotesque".

Mr Justice Coulson told Will Cornick, who stabbed Ann Maguire, 61, seven times from behind as she taught a class at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in April, that he must serve at least 20 years of his life term in custody before he is considered for release.

However, he warned Cornick, who was 15 when he killed his Spanish teacher, that, having read about him, “it’s quite possible that day may never come”.