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Ann Maguire: Stabbed teacher's funeral attended by hundreds of mourners in Leeds
Hundreds of mourners gather at the funeral of teacher Ann Maguire, stabbed to death by a pupil in her classroom in April

Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday at the funeral of teacher Ann Maguire stabbed to death by a pupil in her classroom.

Ms Maguire died after she was attacked during a Spanish lesson at Corpus Christi Catholic College, in Leeds, last month.

Paying tribute, her husband Don said: “Ann loved teaching. A dream as a very young child, an ambition in teenage years, a fulfilling reality for 40 years.

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