Headteacher consumed with ‘sexual jealousy’ attacked deputy over love triangle

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/25/headteacher-attacked-deputy-love-triangle/

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  1. ***The Telegraph reports:***

    A headteacher who was caught in a love triangle with his deputy attacked him at school with a spanner because of “overwhelming sexual jealousy”.

    Anthony John Felton, 54, armed himself with the tool and [sought out Richard Pyke, 51, attacking him from behind](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/07/headteacher-anthony-felton-facing-jail-attacking-deputy-uk/).

    Mr Pyke fell to the ground and attempted to kick away his attacker before colleagues at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Comprehensive School in Aberavon, South Wales, heard the disturbance and came to his aid.

    CCTV of the incident shown to the court caused people in the public gallery to gasp as Felton landed a blow to the back of Mr Pyke’s head.

    Felton, who, according to an annual report from the governing body, was appointed as head teacher in September 2023, pleaded guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm with intent on April 7.

    Judge Paul Thomas KC sentenced him to two years and four months in jail at Swansea Crown Court on Friday. He was also given a restraining order.

    Ieuan Rees, for the prosecution, said Felton believed Mr Pyke had slept with another teacher with whom he had recently been in a relationship.

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  2. In our school, a rumour went round that one of the teachers had been seen buying 10 Marlboro Lights and that rumour was still doing the rounds after 3 or 4 years.

    The headteacher getting a prison sentence after thinking that one of the teachers was banging his mistress is going to be spoken about at that school until the second coming of Christ.

  3. Luckily he had crap aim. That first shot could have been lethal. Silly fucker.
    The female teacher must be a hell of a rub to get him that worked up.

  4. What makes this “sexual jealousy” and not just… jealousy? Such a strange way to describe that, it’s almost as if headlines need certain buzzwords to engage readers…

    Clickbait nonsense from the telegraph. Makes a nice change.

  6. Hope he was better at teaching than he was at maiming.

  7. Wales truly is the Florida of the UK. All the most unhinged stories come out of there 🤔

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