Knife killer at school is named as he turns 18
A TEENAGER jailed for stabbing a school pupil to death with a knife he bought online has been named as Daniel Stroud.
The identity of the youth who killed 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne can finally be revealed after he turned 18 yesterday.
Bailey was attacked after a “silly argument” at Cults Academy, in Aberdeen, on October 28, 2015.
Stroud was detained for nine years by a judge at the High Court in Edinburgh in April last year after he was found guilty of culpable homicide and carrying weapons.
The trial heard the knife used in the stabbing had been bought online, without the killer having to prove his age.
Bailey, a fifth year pupil with four younger brothers, died from bleeding caused by a single stab wound to the heart during a fight in his lunch hour.
An independent review, led by child protection expert Andrew Lowe, found Bailey’s death might have been avoided if those who knew his killer carried weapons had reported it to staff.
Announcing his findings in October last year, Mr Lowe made 21 recommendations, including calling on the Scottish government to consider changing the law to give teachers more power to search pupils.
The Scottish government said in January that it would not change the law, as that would potentially damage school ethos.
In a statement released on the first anniversary of Bailey’s death, his family said: “We couldn’t have asked any more of him. Our beautiful boy.”