Teacher reveals chillingly calm words of killer schoolboy after he slaughtered colleague Ann Maguire in classroom
A TEACHER described the moment a teen who murdered one of his colleagues calmly spoke to him in the aftermath "as if he was saying he had not handed in his homework."
Andrew Kellett taught Will Cornick, then 15, mathematics in the 18-months leading up to the brutal stabbing of Ann Maguire and he was on target for an A grade.
Mr Kellet told the inquest he spoke to Cornick in a school meeting room after the murder while he was attended by police officers.
He told the jury: "I said to the police officer I'm going to speak to the parents of Will. Will said 'my mother is away on holiday, you should ring my father instead'.
"I was just shocked how calm he was - the way he spoke to me after what had happened. It was as if he was saying he had not handed in his homework and had left it at home."
Mr Kellett also told the inquest of his shock at discovering Cornick was planning to stab him in the throat.
He said: "I was made aware of it by an officer who came into school a week later. I got on fairly well with the young man.
"It was shocking information but I had to deal with it having being told that."
Another teacher revealed she was just inches from a Cornick who wanted to kill her unborn baby moments before he slaughtered another teacher.
Sinead Miley was "absolutely oblivious and absolutely shocked" when she discovered 15-year-old Will Cornick wanted to knife her in the stomach.
She had been teaching him science before he stabbed Mrs Maguire eight times with a 34cm blade in front of horrified pupils.
The 61-year-old stood "absolutely no chance whatsoever" when she was ambushed by the 15-year-old at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, West Yorks, in April 2014.
Ms Miley told Wakefield Coroner’s Court: "I was teaching Will's class before Ann was murdered, I was stood next to Will Cornick and I did not feel unsafe or pick up anything untoward.
"At times I had my back to Will and I didn't pick anything up from eye contact with other students.
"Of course I would have reported someone having a knife."
But the science teacher, who was 34 weeks pregnant at the time, said she "didn't feel unsafe or at risk" and "felt like it was a normal lesson".
Cornick, who had a "deep seated grudge" against Mrs Maguire, had boasted he would murder his teacher for £10 to pals on Facebook.
He had told pals what he was going to do on the day of the murder and even showed part of the "vicious looking" knife but the alarm wasn't raised.
Twisted Cornick had also pulled out a bottle of Jack Daniels whisky, which was alongside the kitchen knife in his red No Fear rucksack, and said "it’s like a party".
The evil teen had even told a group of up to six students he didn't think he would end up going to the prom, adding: "You'll probably get why in a few hours".
One girl told police he said: "I don't want to hurt her, I want to kill her."
Students revealed the teen had made threats to kill teachers before, but they had always thought he was joking.
The court heard he then calmly got up from his seat in his 4th floor languages classroom, stabbed Mrs Maguire eight times, then returned to his seat "like nothing had happened".
He had then intended to stab Ms Miley and head of year Andrew Kellett in the throat, the inquest heard.
Mr Kellett spoke to the teen after he stabbed Mrs Maguire and said he was "shocked" about how calm he was.
He said: "It was as if he was saying he'd not handed in his homework, he'd left it at home. The manner in which he spoke to me was so calm."
The coroner, Kevin McLoughlin, asked Mr Kellett if he had any "glimmer of thought about why he might have had that level of venom towards you".
The teacher replied: "Absolutely not."
Glynis Bradley-Peat, a chief Ofsted inspector who inspected Corpus Christi in June and September 2013, told the jury the inspection raised no areas of concerns in relation to weapons.
Cornick was jailed for 20 years at Leeds Crown Court, West Yorks., on November 3, 2014.
The inquest, expected to last two weeks, continues.
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