Kim Ramchen, a former teacher at Keysborough Secondary College, has been sentenced to jail for a knife attack on principal Aaron Sykes. The incident occurred in December. Ramchen pleaded guilty to the assault, admitting to a "frenzied" attack that left Mr. Sykes with multiple injuries.
Ramchen's guilty plea centers on an incident where he confronted Principal Sykes in his office, armed with a kitchen knife. The court heard that Ramchen's actions were described as "incredibly violent" and that he stated he "wasn't able to control his emotions."
Ramchen reportedly took a 10-centimetre knife from the staff kitchen before entering Sykes' office. During the altercation, Mr. Sykes sustained injuries including a 2-centimetre gash to his neck, cuts to his face and forearm, and bruising. Witnesses described the scene as teachers attempting to restrain Ramchen, with one hearing him yell "stop, Kim, stop."
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The court was informed that Ramchen told police "the blood went to his head" before the attack. He has remained on WorkCover since the incident and has not returned to his teaching role. Ramchen is slated to be sentenced on Monday, though specifics of the sentence were not detailed in the provided reports until the date of publication of Article 7, which seems to be a similar case and potentially misdated relative to the others, but confirms a significant jail term for a teacher in a violent attack.
Ramchen had expressed a desire to return to his home, with his brother reportedly agreeing to monitor him if released. The attack on Mr. Sykes reportedly followed the non-renewal of Ramchen's teaching contract. Mr. Sykes has since been discharged from hospital.
