Man escalates bomb threats to schools in Oxfordshire

A man has issued another bomb threat to a school <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i> — A man has issued another bomb threat to a school *(Image: Newsquest)*

A man who threatened to bomb a secondary school in Oxfordshire has escalated his threats by naming more on his list.

A bomb threat investigation was launched yesterday, after a man sent a message to the Oxford Mail claiming he was “going to bomb The Marlborough School in Woodstock”.

This was reported to Thames Valley Police early on Wednesday morning, May 24, and after conducting their investigation the police confirmed “there is no credible threat”.

Oxford Mail: A new bomb threat has been made to Gosford Hill School

A new bomb threat has been made to Gosford Hill School (Image: Newsquest)

A new threat to bomb Gosford Hill School in Kidlington has since been made and the man renewed his threat to bomb The Marlborough School.

In response to the latest threats, a Thames Valley Police spokesman said he was “aware of a number of additional malicious messages being posted to public social media groups mentioning The Marlborough School and Gosford Hill School”.

He said the police were continuing to take the communications “extremely seriously” and the investigation “continues to identify those involved”.

The spokesman has stressed that “there is no credible threat”.

Oxford Mail: The man has renewed his threat to bomb The Marlborough School

The man has renewed his threat to bomb The Marlborough School (Image: Newsquest)

The man’s threats escalated this morning when he sent a message to the Oxford Mail in which he said one in four schools in Kidlington and Woodstock would be exploded using his explosives.

The man has said Gosford Hill School is next on his list of targets.

An Oxford Mail reporter has visited these schools at around 11.30am and said both were running as per normal, with no signs of evacuations taking place.