Police release CCTV showing moment school attacker unleashes into frenzied violence with shard of broken glass
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CCTV shows the moment 17-year-old Louis Melotte entered the Birley Academy in May 2024 and launched into a “frenzied attack” on a young girl, 12, and two members of staff.
Melotte, of Jaunty Avenue in Sheffield, has been sentenced to five years in a youth offenders institution, with a further five years on license due to his dangerousness, at Sheffield Crown Court today (August 23, 2024).
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Hide AdIn new footage, South Yorkshire Police have shared the moment the teenager entered the school and spoke to a receptionist - who was unaware he had broken glass hidden up his sleeve - before he started attacking a young pupil.
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