Man deemed unfit for trial following stabbing of Rochdale headteacher
Date published: 17 January 2014
A man who allegedly stabbed a Rochdale headteacher has been deemed unfit for trial due to a mental illness.
Mark Pierson repeatedly stabbed his neighbour Gillian Kay on the driveway of her home in Thornham, Manchester Crown Court heard yesterday.
The headteacher, 39, was stabbed three times to the face and neck with a screwdriver and was airlifted to Wythenshawe Hospital. Mr Pierson was arrested in his home a short time afterwards
A jury has been asked to decide whether he committed the attack which happened on 25 April 2013.
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