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November 3, 2014updated 04 Nov 2014 2:09pm

Teacher’s killer Will Cornick can be named (again) after media appeal, judge rules

By PA Media Lawyer

A teenager who murdered teacher Ann Maguire can be named, a judge has ruled.

Will Cornick (pictured, West Yorkshire Police) was 15 years old when he stabbed to death Mrs Maguire, 61, as she taught a class at Corpus Christi Catholic College, in Leeds, in April.

Cornick, now 16, admitted murder today and the judge at Leeds Crown Court, Mr Justice Coulson, lifted an order banning his identification.

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