Boy, 16, sentenced for stabbing teacher in head after asking about homework

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published September 3, 2026 11:51am Updated September 3, 2026 11:55am The boy was 15 at the time of the attack (Picture: The Pembrokeshire Herald/Wales News Service) A 16-year-old boy who stabbed a teacher in the head at his school after asking her to check his homework has been sentenced to four and a half years’ youth detention. The boy, who was 15 at the time, stabbed his teacher, Vicky Williams, in the head at Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Prosecutors described the incident on February 5 as a ‘murderous attack’ during a hearing at Swansea Crown Court on July 7. The boy, who is now 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly brought the blade into school hidden in his bag. Christopher Rees KC told the court previously: