LONDON: A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for attempted murder after three people were wounded in an apparent stabbing at a school in northern England, police said, days after a similar incident in Wales.
The boy was taken into custody following reports of three people being wounded at Birley Community College in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police said. Officers responded to reports of an incident “involving a sharp object” at around 8:50 am (0750 GMT), according to AFP.
Two adults were checked at the scene after suffering minor wounds, the force said in a statement. A child was also checked over after being attacked, it added. None of them needed hospital treatment.
The school later said that it went into lockdown following the incident, before closing for the day.
A spokesperson for the school said that the safety of students and staff is paramount and all students and staff are safe. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan wrote on X that she was “disturbed” by the incident.
She said that they are in touch with the school and her thoughts are with those wounded and all the school community affected by this frightening incident.
Another Stabbing
A 13-year-old girl made her first appearance in court on Friday in Wales on 3 counts of attempted murder after two teachers and a student were stabbed at a secondary school.
The attack occurred at the Amman Valley School in Ammanford, north of Swansea, just after 11:00 am on April 24.
