Teacher hailed as ‘hero’ after protecting children during Manchester school attack

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMaysum Abdullah (Maysum Abdullah)Teacher Maysum Abdullah was stabbed while protecting students during a knife attack at Co-op Academy Manchester in Blackley on Tuesday. A 14-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and two counts of possessing a bladed article following the incident. Two other 14-year-old pupils sustained injuries but have since been released from hospital with no serious harm. Mr Abdullah, 27, is recovering at home with non-life-threatening injuries to his neck and hand, and has been praised as a "hero" by his wife for safeguarding the children. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the incident, though it has not been declared a terrorist act, and the suspect was initially detained under the Mental Health Act before being released to police custody. In full‘Hero’ teacher stabbed while protecting students in Manchester school knife attack is namedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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