A potential 220-mile daily round trip for a teenage boy standing trial accused of the attempted murder of a secondary school pupil stabbing has been branded "unacceptable” by a judge.
Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School on Laundry Lane, near Norwich, on March 11 following reports that a teenage girl had been stabbed.
A 16-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and is due to stand trial from October 5 this year.
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The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded guilty to having a kitchen knife without lawful authority.
A hearing at Norwich Crown Court to prepare for the trial, which the defendant appeared at via video link, was told he was currently being held in secure youth detention in Lincoln.
Judge Katharine Moore said it was “not acceptable” that he travel up to six hours every day during the trial which is expected to last three weeks.
She ordered further work to find accommodation closer to Norwich with a backstop that he might have to stay in police cells.
The trial is also set to feature a larger than normal pool of potential jurors due to the number of people with links to the school.
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