Boyfriend accused of murdering teacher, 42, 'stabbed her 54 times in a dreadful and sustained attack', court hears

A teacher who was allegedly murdered in a vicious attack was stabbed a horringfying 54 times, the Old Bailey has heard. Gemma Devonish, 42, was a beloved teacher at the all-girls Rosebery Secondary School, in Epsom, Surrey, and was found dead at her home in Nutfield Close, Carshalton, at 10.30am on Thursday last week. Miss Devonish's boyfriend of ten years, James Madden, 38, of Railton Road, Lambeth, has been charged with her murder, with Police not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the teacher's death. Tributes have been paid to Gemma Devonish, 42, a teacher at Rosebery School in Epsom, Surrey, as police confirmed a man known to her has been charged with murder Police have appealed for any information about the fatal stabbing in Carshalton on Thursday Headteacher David Lach described Miss Devonish as 'the kindest and most gentle of people' and that her loss to the school is 'incalculable', he told Surrey Live. Emergency services were called to reports of an injured woman at a property in Nutfield Close just after 10.30am on Thursday, where they discovered Miss Devonish had been stabbed Police announced today that James Madden, 38, of Railton Road, Lambeth, who was known to Miss Devonish, was charged with her murder and remanded into custody 'We know that the wider community will also be impacted and I would urge anyone with concerns to please speak with local officers.