The 15-Year-Old That K*lled His Teacher Mid Lesson | Deadliest Kids | TCC

A clever child from a loving middle-class home, William Cornick was the most unlikely perpetrator of a crime that would shake Britain, it was the first time a teacher had been murdered inside a classroom in April 2014. He was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years.
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[@beckyjo8745]

I think the laws and the way they sentece murderers over there is crazy! Life but 20 yrs possibly released!! NO WAY!! That kid is DANGEROUS! he shold NEVER be released to the public!!

[@matthewzaffran]

I think 20 yrs is to much, he was a child and child’s brain isn’t fully developed until their early 20’s! They can’t weigh consequences.

[@shaz8486]

I 100% agree, some people are born evil clearly this one is and should NEVER be released he will kill again the next person he ‘hates”. British legal system is as bad as Australia. As for the brain not “fully formed” yes that’s true but he 100% knew what he was doing and constantly talked about killing her. A child commits an adult crime he gets treated like an adult. He should never be released just like any other “child” killer, he should rot in jail 😡

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

​@@matthewzaffranNope once a person takes the murder from his own hands they know exactly what they're doing doesn't matter the age. Did you see the story of the youngest killer?

[@sophritoh]

@@matthewzaffran a life was taken… that “fully developed” Shit only works in my opinion when it’s a little kid. When I was in high school I knew murder was wrong… it’s insulting to every other teen his age to say “their brains aren’t developed enough to understand” because it dismisses the 99% of teens who DO understand. U don’t need a 100% fully developed prefrontal cortex to understand that murder is wrong … you either have empathy or u don’t or u ignore it. It’s a choice…. Maybe one day you’ll experience violence, someone u love taken away by a “child” and see how u feel… (I don’t mean actual child, I mean like a 15 year old, a teenager)

[@auraaura5482]

@@matthewzaffran you're right

[@dahlchristielly8136]

Diabetes has nothing to do with murder,this boy is pure of evil lock him up and never let him out,he is a danger to everyone

[@Bettinasisrg]

There's no way they could've thought their friend would actually hurt someone. I agree that when he brought the knives I definitely would have said something but maybe he talked big a lot and they just thought he was doing that. I don't know it's crazy this happens these days.

[@maddisonh6578]

Not only did he murder someone, he traumatized all those students in the classroom! 20 years possibility of parole is crazy!! Kid or not, he deserves life. No one should be able to get away with murder no matter what age.

[@frankpaya690]

Today, "grief counselors" have become the new casket salesmen.

[@toddgraff2177]

Those students that knew about it ahead of time could have stopped it. This was completely preventable.

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

I also got shocked the student's were just watching him stabbing their Teacher and nobody from them stood up to stop him? 😠

[@princesabonita79]

and it's always the same story "i didnt think he was serious".

[@O1neday]

It would not prevent nothing, in the United States until you carried out the act before the police will react to believe you

[@Bethany0420]

​@ARTIST HUSNA TALAL they probably would've been stabbed too.

[@frankpaya690]

I mean to begin with, she was a woman & on top of that- she never saw him coming, he stabbed her in the back! He didn't do anything that took any "courage" whatsoever.

[@Myn6211]

Not one 15 year old had the brains to shout, "Ms McQuire, look out, a knife." Gee eezz! Not one single 15 year old had enough brains to think, "gee eezz what Will is saying is not right." At 15 years of age you are more than old enough to know right from wrong, to know that threats like what William made are totally off the mark and you sure as heck know when someone stands up with a knife in their hand, in the middle of class, something bad is about to happen. Good grief! I can not believe the excuses being made for these kids who didn't have the gumption to at least report his words.

[@johndean958]

I agree completely with you. It's unbelievable.

[@nicolobarella9906]

all of them results from in.bred do you expect these err-or-s to shout? They also should charge them They are wastes and never matter.

[@Garbeaux.]

That’s exactly where my mind went too. They may have been scared or thought he wasn’t really gonna do anything. Nobody that age wants to be labeled as a snitch either.

[@emilien.]

😪And no student who was aware of Will's knives and stated intensions did anything....

[@MothaLuva]

Maybe there were more students who didn’t like the teacher…

[@lizardwhispererfivehead3552]

@@MothaLuvaor they were scared that he’d change his target

[@emilien.]

@@MothaLuva No excuses please for utter cowardice and complete lack of morals.

[@emilien.]

@@lizardwhispererfivehead3552 How about anonymous tips?

[@MothaLuva]

@@emilien. Utter cowardice? I don’t think so. Lack of morals? Yes.

[@Isabella66Gracen]

Evil people will always find a way to kill.

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

Exactly

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

It’s not safe to be a teacher these days.

[@Canadianmade83]

Teacher in America. Even though this didn't happen in America it's very rare.

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

It's not safe ANYWHERE!

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

I cant beleive that no one came to help her,or stop him!!!

[@johndean958]

Do you know, I was just thinking similar , as I always wanted to be a Teacher. It is shocking. I feel for that poor Lady, who showed how kind she was in adopting her Sisters children as well. Lock him away forever. Death Penalty..even better.

[@Canadianmade83]

@@user-rv1wf6sd4p just America. The land of pedophiles

[@Emy53]

Why wasn't Facebook monitored? Why didn't anyone of his classmates report it?

[@elizabethbolloni2749]

l wonder why no one in the class did anything, and lots of mass shootings etc happened even tho the shooter posted his intentions. nobody takes it seriously these days coz too many shootongs? but to hv a person stabbing another in a classrm with many students, someone could hv overpowered him.

[@algimante2097]

You don't know how it happened and how fast it happened, also most of people don't react so fast, if one stood up, how can they be sure that others will and they won't get stabbed themselves. Easy to say not being in their place.

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

So....the other students just sat there?..wwhhattt????

[@Frogman69..]

What does that say about the teacher…

[@sharonbrown6595]

It’s not even safe to be a teacher. I heard long time ago that a teacher was threatened and was very very scared of that student. I would call the police that child needs to be taken out of that school and into a reformatory

[@dibutler9151]

These people are wrong. There is a lot of blame to go around here. First, parents should be closely monitoring what teens are looking at/posting about online. Next, not only didn't the students jump up and try to intervene, they did nothing when he came back to the classroom and sat down & NONE of them ratted him out, like they should have. Then you have the school, well, why do you not have a resource officer there daily? No metal detectors, nothing. Everyone failed that poor woman. Literally everyone.

[@lizardwhispererfivehead3552]

Totally agree

[@Bettinasisrg]

Do you have teenagers? There is absolutely no way you can monitor 100% of what they do, especially online. They can go to any computer and that kind of helicopter parenting usually just makes things worse. What parents need to do is teach your kids compassion, tolerance and how to treat people with respect. Also spend time with them and actually listen to them. Know who their friends are, have their friends over to the house and create a safe and loving home free from judgement and entitlement. And if there is something serious going on get professional help.

[@Bethany0420]

​@Bettina there's parental settings for devices for a reason

[@rayne6737]

Do you think their only access is the devices their parents give them?

[@kristyswanson4566]

How dare you try and put blame on the parents... do you even have children? Probably not. Do you remember how you and your friends were teenagers?? That's like putting the blame on the teacher herself!! The blame goes to the attacker and the friends that knew about it. Those that watched and did absolutely nothing have to live with that decision the rest of their lives......

[@lindseyhudson1274]

I think that this is what happens when no one in the crowd steps up and stops the offender. There are many cases where someone gets attacked in a classroom and there are students who spring up and become heroes. Also, there are students who do speak up when another student repeatedly threatens a specific person at a school. Any student that saw the knife should have mentioned it to a teacher. I think teenagers are old enough to know that knives don't belong at school. That's a systematic failure of the school.

[@vincentferrigno2767]

Why did this murderer ONLY get 20 years???

[@sheilaboston7051]

He was sentenced TO LIFE, with a *minimum* of 20 years. In other words, he may never get out ...

[@lizardwhispererfivehead3552]

It’s been ten years - isn’t there any interviews with the kid ?

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

Maybe he wasnt showing any signs but he was certainly " vocal" enough,to about 10 orher kids that he was going to kill her..whats all that about??

[@r34chickie]

im confused why no one out of the people he told before hand did not warn her or something. that poor teacher an the students in the class to see that. r. i . p. my heart goes out to everyone who got hurt in this premeditated murder

[@lornaharris7719]

If he had access to guns, there would have been more dead😢

[@bryandavis5656]

I like how these videos say "the suspect sat there and showed no emotion as the verdict was read" and yet a lot of these videos ALSO say the judge tells everyone to show no emotion as the verdict is read.

[@staffordlee1430]

Parents need to teach their kids what to do and when to do it. If a teen reads posts from a kid talking about hurting or killing themself or others, tell the parent, an older sibling, an aunt, a counselor, a coach, a cop…. You see knives & liquor in a kids backpack especially one who has threatened to hurt or kill a teacher then call your mom if you’re afraid to report it to the principal. WTF?!?!

[@edmundpilling2019]

I don’t believe nobody said nothing even scream he’s got a knife she could have at least defended herself if I was a kid in that class I would have stopped him

[@melindaturner3311]

Need more men and young boys like you then.

[@rokeshiaf5896]

People crazy 😢

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[@larryleventhal4833]

Um, you need to stop doing/taking/drinking what ever it is you're abusing, or just get away from your keyboard. Embarasing.

[@kennethhardesty8964]

Parents don’t discipline children anymore

[@Bettinasisrg]

I was in school a long time ago and back then teachers got away with things they'd be arrested for today, and I don't mean spankings or raps on knuckles. One example, a teacher would shove a student under their desk take off his shoes and make kids sniff his feet with socks on or lick his feet without socks. On the playground we had these big metal trash cans and a teacher would hold a student upside down by their ankles and put them in the trash can and hold them there. Two small examples.. And none of us I don't think even seriously thought of murdering them!? I mean sure we had our fantasies of them having a heart attack but if even that happened we'd be completely freaked out let alone actually murdering them!!?? This kid sounds like he was also misogynistic not able to handle a women being allowed to discipline him. Hope he gets the help he desperately needs because he will be let out someday. And that the families find some peace in life.

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

Exactly. I remember one of my Teacher who whipped me 24 strokes on my palm and I was about to collapse just because I was absent for 3 days and didn't have a letter to explain why I was absent. I actually blamed my Parent's who never wrote me a letter and never thought of killing the Teacher. But I used to pray to God to punish her just the way she punished me

[@johndean958]

Good God, what kind of school was that. I would have told my Mum at least and I would not have gone back to that school. That is outrageous.

[@johndean958]

@@artisthusnatalal3099 This is absolutely disgusting. I cannot hardly believe it. What in the world was going on back then even. It's just not acceptable.

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

@@johndean958 Some people are crazy🤨

[@judithvanrooyen8410]

That is by far a wrong way to punish any child and am sorry to hear that you had to see or go through such a way of punishment there's a right and wrong way of punishment

[@silkwebspider7506]

So absolutely nobody saw him with a knife!!!, as he approached the teacher!

[@sheilaboston7051]

Not if he was holding it down, alongside his body. Disbelief, shock - all will have an effect on how someone reacts and these were kids.

[@freyashipley6556]

I wonder what W's relationship with his mother was like.

[@MarthaRodriguez-up4yl]

My condolences to all that lost their lives. I have no words. Only to say.....OH MY GOD..😢😢😢

[@USbibliophile]

I don’t buy it. Someone could have done something. These were not young children. These children were a couple years from adulthood. At the very least, they could have called out her name to warn her as he approached.

[@sararshleweet90]

That poor taecher, one reckless murderer destroyed her family and took her life for nothing but to fulfill his evilness

[@edyann]

I never became a mother but that was always my fear if I did become one: Having a bad seed.

[@PolarBear-mj9wt]

Dont try to play a saint with cynicism

[@edyann]

@@PolarBear-mj9wt I'm not a saint. But I was a good child to my parents even though they were very dysfunctional. But anyways- I prefer my cats and dogs. At least with them it's about instinct, not malice.

[@user-gj1me4mf5c]

The polar bear commenter is probably one of the bad seeds. And why I don't teach anymore. Too many hostile, rude people like that and obviously, they can't handle when someone has an opinion that differs from theirs. They can't handle life in general. Not without anger or malice. Or hurting others.

[@edyann]

@@user-gj1me4mf5c Thank you. And I wasn't trying to be cynical in any way with my original comment. And I know I'm a hypocrite for saying this because I'm here but with social media it's gotten a lot worse, I'm sure. Teachers have one of the toughest professions, my goodness.

[@cusmosakua-dubia]

@@edyann l left teaching last year, the children social behavior has changed , very threatening to teachers.

[@851spinks]

First comment....child killers creep me out!

[@chloeuntrau4588]

Less than adults! a child has not yet completely developped brain, has as many or more emotional problems and cannot yet control the lot! an adult has got all assets to avoid it.

[@851spinks]

@@chloeuntrau4588 yes children killers creep me out! Any killers do but especially children.

[@genniferkelly]

So Sad 😢 There was a time you can go to school...enjoy your friends and teachers.. It's not safe... To be a teacher... Or even going to school anymore 😢😢

[@frankpaya690]

weapons are regulated more than they've ever been, however there's more violent incidents?

[@klattalexis]

I have a family member who confessed to me that he is unable to feel empathy and just doesn't understand these feelings, after attending a funeral, where others were crying, etc. At that comment, I began going back in my mind remembering all the times situations called for empathy and he was the only one not feeling anything. Therefore I'm now wondering if this person fits the profile of a psychopath and could be dangerous???

[@sheilaseitz9711]

That’s also a sign of autism and he may not have been diagnosed. Lack of empathy alone does not fit the profile of a psychopath and often autistic people are misunderstood. If he confessed to you that he doesn’t feel empathy then I think he’s trying to explain himself. Good for him to recognize that difference in himself.

[@MissZarcasm]

Not having empathy for others doesn't automatically mean you will intentionally cause HARM to others either. It might just mean you struggle to relate to people around you, find relationships difficult etc.

[@Lisa1111]

Born being botched and depraved of heart.

[@johnphilipfosterdobson551]

A bloody good hiding soon sorted me out.

[@leahmoore6820]

HE TOLD PEOPLE.

[@andyvankerkhove6902]

now lots of shrinks and so called specialists will make lots of money explaining why he did it.... when a person is broken... just put him away forever.... dont let him out... ever.... where was the father figure here....?

[@johndean958]

It is their job to try and explain it. They are not responsible for anything else.

[@RickyPunihaole-fo4hq]

Has anyone ever heard of Targeted Individuals or T.I.'s. Microwave and frequency weapons.?

[@adambane1719]

Violent video game playing berk !

[@judithvanrooyen8410]

Children has got no boundaries anymore or any form of right punishment at home and left to there own devices far to long after school on there own children needs rules and guidelines placed in love and most of all the Lord needs to be in there lives

[@Destiny-bt7oi]

He looks a LOT like Lewis Danes to me😮

[@brianrodney712]

I too noticed that, they could be related.

[@user-rv1wf6sd4p]

He told a lot of kids weeks before what he was planning to do .maybe that was his cry for help,and for someone to stop him

[@johndean958]

In my opinion NO. He was revelling in the 'Bragging of it'. A cry for help is mpore for self harm, suicide. The word here is 'Premeditated'. Disgusting Monster.

[@daniellejaskula7669]

Fyi Kids if you see something say something

[@Gisellej80]

😢

[@MrMalvolio29]

The commentators in this are *so* stupid! The proper question is not whether or not the students should have stopped Cornick; it’s Why was he allowed to bring KNIVES to a college campus?!?!?!? CAMPUS SECURITY WERE TO BLAME!!!

[@babavee100]

And what, may I ask, were the other classmates doing in this 'respectable ' school? Sitting there ,enjoying the spectacle? They may or may not have saved her, but they could at least, have tried ! It also seems that some of them had a inkling of his intentions...What did they do? Nothing ! The sheer volume of numbers in class, could have overpowered him, or at least spoken out. Seems to me that any moral teachings in this 'religious' school have been ignored or not taught.... especially the one of 'the Good Samaritan.' Non of them can claim shock, horror or innocence; they are in fact, accomplices in her death before and after the fact. I am sure, these idiots will not resist reading about the case on this You Tube video: So...Heed this,.. You are all culpable, and in my opinion should carry your guilt of not assisting a defenceless person in danger, to a hell you all deserve. William Cornick may be mad or bad..what is your excuse? How you live with yourselves is a mystery to me ! ..

[@Emy53]

Prevented?, possibly. How was a knife not detected when he entered the school? This doesn't happen just in the US.

[@jesterday2222]

I know a psychopath when I see one....

[@user-wc4uh4rl3z]

Anglo saxon european spain spaniards rule 🇺🇲my ancestors northern calif

[@larryleventhal4833]

What a story! None of the students would yell a warning to their well-liked teacher? Hey, Teach. Look behind you! What the fuck! Animals.

[@living4jesus777]

JESUS IS COMING!! God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.” God's vengeance is, therefore, a righteous expression of his justice. Revelation 1:8 KJV I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 1 John 3:6 KJV Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1 John 3:9 KJV Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

[@MothaLuva]

33:22 Maybe there was not enough time for 8 or more..?

[@deborahmulkey1627]

The situation with his mother and father needs to be looked at further especially the relationship with his mother. Did he perhaps feel like he inherited the diabetes from his mother ......was she diabetic...

[@johndean958]

What does that have to do with Killing your teacher as he had detention etc. etc. ..I hope you are never on a jury. He is a dangerous , killer..and would do it again.

[@Zekethenub1]

Well who finds that just maybe she said or did something the wrong thing to the student as he seen it.... and it was a lack of connection to each other that produced rage. Like the police and it's citizens. POWER HE HAD IT LAST.

[@johndean958]

Oh .... really. Well NOTHING excuses VIOLENCE and murder. ..I don't think so/ Are you mad.

[@johndean958]

The violent behaviour of today of all ages, is disgusting. Computer games that show and are acceptable and approved from all Governments to be purchased in our Countries, ' Grand Theft Auto', where you can run over and kill people with the vehicle you are driving. I couldn't believe it when my Nephews showed me they were playing this. I talked to them about it and I also said, I would not allow them to have this game. What in the World is going on, when such violence is 'practiced as a game'. Even shows that you could get the character you are playing to get out of your car, and kill pedestrians by punching the, kicking them and then drive down the footpath killing everyone by running the pedestrians over. .. Do you know that was 11 years ago, and that game is still out there and accessable. I just cannot believe it..and people say , Why is this actually happening in Cities. Well answer it yourselves. Acceptable entertainment. I don't bloody think so.

[@marciam6224]

KIDS do these kinds of things because they know that adults will find a REASON for what they did. That way, the KID isn't to blame, society, peer pressure and any one of a hundred other things is at fault but NOT the kid who did it. We need to stop making excuses for kids bad behavior.

[@x_bncc9559]

Bro…

[@margarita8442]

my theory he was gender fluid and needed help to transistion !!!

[@eviee1296]

*transition. Was that your case?

[@whyohwhy9679]

Troll

[@-HeyLyd-]

Nice way to hijack the narrative for your own agenda. Just waiting now for someone to blame this on a US politician. :)

[@johndean958]

But how does that mean you want to ' kill' someone. Sorry, you make it sound like that is a reason to murder. Ridiculous. Today is acceptab;e over sexuallity and is increasing in understanding.

[@bobsaturday4273]

pure evil , this is a demon not a human . a real good case for capital punishment , no matter the age

[@robbiecomo5953]

pretty sure only the kids in her classroom that be affected not the whole school

[@johndean958]

Are you mad. If this happened at my work place, I wouldnt want to go back. What is your point.