A 15-year-old boy faced charges of attempted murder after a teenage girl was stabbed at a secondary school near Norwich. The accused, dressed in a dark jumper and tracksuit bottoms, appeared in court on Friday accompanied by security officers. He provided his personal details but did not enter a plea for the charges of attempted murder and possession of a knife on school premises.
Prosecutor Josephine Jones revealed that both the defendant and the victim were 15-year-old students at Thorpe St Andrew School. The incident prompted several emergency calls, leading to a lockdown at the school and the dispatch of armed police.
CCTV footage captured a male in all black with a black mask brandishing a large-bladed carving knife in the school’s toilet area. The victim sustained a back injury from the attack. The defendant attempted to flee but was apprehended by law enforcement nearby.
Reporting restrictions were imposed by District Judge Matthew Bone to protect the identities of both the defendant and the victim. The defendant was remanded into youth detention, with a scheduled hearing at Norwich Crown Court on April 10.
During the court proceedings, the defendant’s father sat near him in the dock, visibly emotional and accepting a box of tissues. Police responded to the incident at Thorpe St Andrew School promptly after reports of the stabbing, resulting in the girl’s hospitalization with minor injuries, from which she has since been discharged.
