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April 30, 2014updated 01 May 2014 2:11pm

Police urge media not to identify child arrested over knife killing of teacher

By William Turvill

The Sun remains the only major media outlet to have named the schoolboy alleged to have stabbed teacher Ann Maguire in Leeds.

Despite West Yorkshire Police issuing a statement yesterday saying that his identity should not be revealed, The Sun named him in both yesterday and today’s paper.

No other newspaper or major media outlet has named the boy, although a number of details which could lead to his identity have been released.

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