Schoolgirl walked into classroom and told teacher ‘Sir, I’ve been stabbed’ after attack, court hears
A court is hearing testimony regarding an attempted murder case where a 15-year-old girl was stabbed at her school in Norfolk. The victim described being attacked by a masked individual before seeking help from a teacher.
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The trial brings attention to school safety and the legal proceedings surrounding violent crimes committed by minors.
The school went into lockdown shortly after the victim reported the attack to a teacher
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A teenage girl described running and telling a teacher “Sir, I’ve been stabbed” after she was knifed in the back at her school, a court heard.
A boy, who was aged 15 at the time, is on trial at King’s Lynn Crown Court accused of her attempted murder at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich on 11 March.
The girl, then aged 15, told police in a video-recorded interview played to jurors on Thursday that she had seen a masked person dressed “head to toe in black, no school uniform on whatsoever”.
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