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Teen boy's phone reveals serial killer videos after school attack
15-year-old boy who tried to murder girl in school attack found serial killer videos on phone.
In brief
15-year-old boy who tried to murder girl in school attack found serial killer videos on phone. A 15-year-old boy who attacked a girl at school has been convicted of attempted murder after police found disturbing videos of serial killers on his phone. Originally reported by Dailymail.
School attack
A 15-year-old boy attacked a girl at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich in Norfolk on March 11.
Conviction
The boy was convicted of attempted murder after a two-week trial at King's Lynn Crown Court.
Serial killer videos
Police found disturbing videos of serial killers on the boy's phone after the attack.
Edmund Kemper
Edmund Kemper, known as the Co-Ed Killer, murdered eight people in California between 1972 and 1973.
Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy raped and murdered dozens of young women in US states between 1974 and 1978.
AI video
The boy created an AI-generated video showing Kemper and Bundy dancing with an unidentified person.
Paul Spector
The boy made a montage of Paul Spector, a fictional killer from BBC series The Fall.
Suicide note
The boy wrote a suicide note expressing 'hatred for women' and a desire for 'admiration and gratification'.
Motive
The boy's notes mentioned 'misanthropy, misogyny, suicide, bullying' as possible motives.
Victim
The victim, a 15-year-old girl, had no prior knowledge of the attacker and escaped with minor injuries.
Prosecutor's statement
Prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said the boy had an 'obsessive and dangerous interest in killers and killing' and 'hatred for women'.
Armed police
Armed police searched the school after the attack and arrested the boy near the school.
Trial
The trial heard that the boy obsessed over serial killers including 'Suffolk Strangler' Steve Wright and Dexter Morgan.
Sentence
The boy faces a long jail term after the jury reached a unanimous verdict in less than four hours.
Victim's reaction
The victim wept after leaving court and was discharged from hospital the next day.
Sentencing
Mr Justice Lickley KC adjourned sentencing until December 18 to allow reports to be prepared.
The short version
A 15-year-old boy who attacked a girl at school has been convicted of attempted murder after police found disturbing videos of serial killers on his phone.
