Teacher arrested for attempted murder of pupil

A teacher at a school in Nottinghamshire has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a teenage pupil and assaulting two other children, police said yesterday.

The 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after an incident in a classroom at All Saints' Roman Catholic School in Mansfield on Wednesday morning.

Police said there were initial great concerns about the boy's condition but he is now said to be stable, although still serious.

A 49-year-old teacher from the school is now being quizzed by detectives on suspicion of attempted murder and two counts of assault, police said.

"It is appropriate to say he has been arrested on suspicion of assault of two further children at the time of the original incident," Detective Superintendent Adrian Pearson told reporters.

"I can say that, allegedly as part of the incident, a weapon was used against the child. We are investigating exactly what did happen."