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This was followed by another exchange of words, after which the youth fled from the scene.”Įdward Brown QC, defending had asked the defendant when he was in the witness box last week: “Did you ultimately hold the knife that caused Joshua’s death?” to which the smartly dressed boy simply replied, ‘Yes’. He added: “In just one minute the defendant and Joshua exchanged words, got involved in pushing and shoving each other followed by the youth withdrawing his knife and stabbing his victim at least six times. In his summing up at the end of the trial the judge, Mr Justice Chamberlain pointed out to the jury that the whole incident lasted less than two minutes, which included walking to and from the confrontation exchange.

He used it to stab Joshua six times – almost severing his thumb from his hand, and penetrating his abdomen and the top of his arm.ĭespite quick medical intervention from paramedics called to the scene, Joshua died from his injuries at Southmead Hospital in Bristol the following day. However the defendant took a knife with him to the rendezvous and concealed it in his waistband. The jury had taken three hours and nine minutes to reach their verdict.ĭuring the two an a half week trial at Gloucester Crown Court the jury was told by prosecutor James Dawes QC that there had been some hostility between the two youths and that they had arranged to meet at a sports ground in Cam on April 16th. He was comforted by his mother, who stood beside him for the announcement. The boy, who was 15 at the time he killed Joshua, burst into tears as the jury of eight men and three women delivered the guilty verdict shortly after 1.30pm today. The woman told police that her attackers also threatened the students.A 16-year-old youth has been found guilty today of murdering Joshua Hall, 17, by stabbing him when they met up to 'sort out their differences' at Cam, nr Dursey, earlier this year. That same year, a school in the Ohio district was closed a day after a woman reported being attacked by a man dressed as a clown. Two years later, in 2016, a 12-year-old Michigan girl was expelled from McDonald’s Middle School after being found wearing a clown mask and threatening her classmates. Police said he had to hit the student with his forearm three times with a baton before he could finally drop the weapon.Ī second butcher knife was found in the boy’s backpack.Īn unnamed student was charged with carrying weapons on school grounds, armed with the horrors of the masses, assaulting with deadly weapons, and intimidating him.

At that time, a second butcher knife was found in the boy’s backpack. As shown in the photo, school officials found the boy shaking a 12-inch butcher knife and wearing a spooky clown mask.