Officers attended St Thomas More Catholic Academy in Longton after footage emerged appearing to show three separate fights breaking out
12:58, 10 Mar 2026Updated 13:03, 10 Mar 2026
Staffordshire Police called to a fight at St Thomas More Catholic Academy in Longton
Police were called to a brawl at a Stoke-on-Trent school. Officers ‘removed’ youngsters and parents following the altercation at St Thomas More Catholic Academy, in Longton.
Police were called to the school at 2.30pm on Monday, March 9. Footage sent to StokeonTrentLive appears to show three separate fights breaking out.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “We were called to a school on Longton Hall Road following a report of a fight involving pupils. Officers attended the scene and removed those involved from the site, including parents who had turned up. Nobody was reported injured.”
Police are appealing for witnesses following the violence. They should call the police on 101, quoting incident number 459 of March 9, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111, reports Stoke on Trent Live.
Police were called to St Thomas More Catholic Academy, in Longton(Image: Google Maps )
It comes after an Asda security guard whose struggle with a shoplifter caused him to collapse and die. Natasha Smith’s violent and intimidating conduct led to Alun Harris-Richards suffering a fatal heart attack at the store where he worked in Arbroath, Scotland.
During the deadly incident, the thief falsely accused the guard of assaulting her as she attempted to exit the store with alcohol she was trying to steal. Smith, 38, admitted to causing the death of the former Royal Marine, aged 61, on 30 June 2024 in the town’s Westway Retail Park and was today jailed for five years and four months.
Throughout the altercation, she yelled, swore, made the false accusation against him, claimed that he would face prosecution, and repeatedly tried to snatch a bag from him.
The charge stated that as a result, Mr Harris-Richards, who had undiagnosed heart disease, “suffered such physical and emotional stress that he then and there sustained a heart attack, fell to the ground, struck his head and died.”
Originally, she was charged with assaulting him and repeatedly pushing him, but the Crown revised the charge, removing the assault allegation before she pleaded guilty to the culpable homicide of Mr Harris-Richards.
Smith, a benefit claimant whose child is in foster care, has a history of criminal offences including repeated shoplifting, theft, drug-related crimes and assault in both Scotland and England. However, she has never previously served time in prison, the High Court in Edinburgh was informed. Read the full story here.
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