Tewkesbury school stabbing: Armed police tell cowering children to hide

This is the shocking moment an armed police officer tells a group of pupils to hide at the back of a cupboard as they continue to search for a suspected knifeman. Terrified pupils can be heard crying after they spent hours barricaded inside a cupboard at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire on Monday. About three hours in, an armed police officer “kicked in” the door of the design and technology classroom they were being taught in before the school went into lockdown shortly after 9am. He then tries the door of the room’s cupboard as police searched for the suspected knifeman who allegedly stabbed a teacher at the school. Watch more: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/theindependent/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB