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Thursday, 16 April 2015 - 11:54

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Student arrested after threatening teacher with knife

On Wednesday the police arrested a 16 year old boy for threatening a 42 year old teacher with a knife. The boy was arrested at the school on Marderleane in Rijs. The police confiscated the knife. The teacher laid charges against the boy. No one was injured. At the police station the boy, from Sneek, confessed to threatening the teacher. He was released into his parent's custody after questioning. The police filed a report.

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