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Wales OnlineNews report · Oct 21, 11:38 AM
'Obsessive' teenage boy stabs girl in back at school
The teenage boy has been found guilty of her attempted murder
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Teenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school
Metro UK and BBC News describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The school went into lockdown and parents gathered at the gates as they waited for news about their children.
The headline split The left frames it as "'Obsessive' teenage boy stabs girl in back at school". The center frames it as "Teenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left'Obsessive' teenage boy stabs girl in back at school
Wales Online · Center-left · News report
CenterTeenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Metro UKNews report · Oct 21, 12:15 PM
Boy, 16, ‘with hatred for women’ and an obsession with TV serial killers stabbed girl, 15, at school
Police at the scene after the boy, then 15, stabbed a girl at school (Picture: Newsquest/SWNS) A 16-year-old boy with a ‘hatred for women’ has been found guilty of attempted murder after st...
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BBC NewsNews report · Oct 21, 12:03 PM
Teenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school
The school went into lockdown and parents gathered at the gates as they waited for news about their children.
Details61/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
61/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 21, 11:38 AM: Wales Online joined the source map.
Oct 21, 12:03 PM: BBC News joined the source map.
Oct 21, 12:15 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.