A 16-year-old youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of culpable homicide after stabbing another pupil to death in a fight at school.
Bailey Gwynne, 16, died from a single knife wound after a fight at Cults Academy in Aberdeen on October 28 last year.
The youth was convicted of culpable homicide after a jury ruled against a charge of murder at the city’s High Court.
A witness who saw the fight broke down in tears twice as he was asked about how an argument started between Bailey and the accused.
He said Bailey had some biscuits and another boy wanted one, then Bailey and the accused began name-calling and punching each other.
He said he did not remember who started it, and defence counsel Ian Duguid QC produced a statement which the witness, who cannot be identified, gave to police after the incident.
A passage read to court said: “(The accused) said something like your mum’s fat, then Bailey lashed out at him.
‘Bailey grabbed hold of (the accused) and pushed him about. (The accused) started to defend himself and they’ve started grappling.’
Sobs were heard in court as details of the incident on October 28 were given at the start of the trial.
The jury was read a statement containing facts agreed by prosecutors and the defence.
It said: ‘The accused became engaged in a fight with Bailey Gwynne… in the course of which Bailey Gwynne was struck on the body with a knife by the accused, thereby causing his death.’
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