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Police have given “words of advice” to a boy who sent death threats to an autistic student who lightly damaged a copy of the Quran.
The Year 10 student brought the religious book to Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on February 23. The cover was lightly torn and a page inside was smudged.
The high-functioning autistic 14-year-old received death threats after the incident, his mother said.
Police sparked incredulity in some quarters by designating the damage to the Quran as a “hate incident”, although they said no criminal offence was committed. Kettlethorpe High School said it suspended four students over the incident.
Tudor Griffiths, the school’s headteacher, said there had been “no malicious intent” but the pupils’ actions were “unacceptable”.
They later said they “gave advice” to the student who sent a death threat to the autistic boy.
The entire incident provoked uproar among some members of the local Muslim community, which has caused concern over the possible de facto revival of blasphemy as a social force in parts of the UK….
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “We are aware of local and national concerns following an incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield last week….
“We have recorded a hate incident, but from our enquiries are satisfied that no criminal offences were committed….
Police have given “words of advice” to a boy who sent death threats to an autistic student who lightly damaged a copy of the Quran.
The Year 10 student brought the religious book to Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on February 23. The cover was lightly torn and a page inside was smudged.
The high-functioning autistic 14-year-old received death threats after the incident, his mother said.
Police sparked incredulity in some quarters by designating the damage to the Quran as a “hate incident”, although they said no criminal offence was committed. Kettlethorpe High School said it suspended four students over the incident.
Tudor Griffiths, the school’s headteacher, said there had been “no malicious intent” but the pupils’ actions were “unacceptable”.
They later said they “gave advice” to the student who sent a death threat to the autistic boy.
The entire incident provoked uproar among some members of the local Muslim community, which has caused concern over the possible de facto revival of blasphemy as a social force in parts of the UK….
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “We are aware of local and national concerns following an incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield last week….
“We have recorded a hate incident, but from our enquiries are satisfied that no criminal offences were committed….
