Student charged with killing principal

Student charged with killing principal

A 17-year-old student charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of a school principal in the US, told investigators that he did so because he did not like her.

Eduardo Marmolejo said he had planned to stab Suzette York, 48 on the third day of classes, when he knew he would be alone with her in a classroom.

Marmolejo was charged with killing the principal on Wednesday at Memphis Junior Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist school of about 100 students in Memphis, Tennessee.

State law allows police to release the names of juveniles charged with first-degree murder.

The killing shocked current and former students of the school which is located next to a church and a cemetery in a residential section of east Memphis.

Students described York as a caring person who taught science and math before becoming principal in 2008.

Her body was found lying in a pool of blood by a teacher at about 11:20am on Wednesday.
Source: Agencies

Published Aug 14 2011

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