Killer with history of carrying weapons

The baby-faced killer who drove a knife into Bailey Gwynne’s chest had a history of violence and carrying weapons, it was revealed last night.

In 2007 the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly attacked another pupil from his primary school with rocks in an Aberdeen lane.

The injured boy’s parents contacted the police and the school, however they claim no real action was taken.

Bailey’s killer was described in court as “a bit of a loner” who was teased regularly about his weight.

During the trial the court heard the accused told officers in his spare time he would scour the internet looking for “cool” offensive weapons which he would secretly order and have sent to his home.

Once in possession of the weapons the killer said he would take them with him every day to school, hidden in his blazer pocket.

When asked why he did it he said he wanted to “fit in” and “look tough”.

But the teenager looked scared and vulnerable on occasions throughout the trial, as he broke down in the dock as witnesses were reliving the ordeal.

One neighbour of the boy last night said he had come from a troubled background.

She said he had “a lot of behavioural problems from a young age” and added that he was “disruptive in primary school”.

The woman, who does not want to be named, said it was “just generally attention seeking, boisterous stuff”.

“He has always been big into his weapons,” she said.

Picture: PA. Flowers left outside Cults Academy in Aberdeen following Bailey Gwynne’s death in October.