Welsh schoolgirl, 14, found cuilty of attempted murder

The teenager attacked two teachers and a Pupil with a knife

- ALEX ROSS ANDY GREGORY

A teenager who injured two teachers and a pupil in a stabbing rampage at a school in Wales has been found guilty of attempted murder.

The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, yelled “I’m going to kill you” when she launched her attack on assistant head teacher Fiona Elias during morning break at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on 24 April last year.

During a trial at Swansea Crown Court, a jury heard how she then stabbed another teacher, called Liz Hopkin, before moving on to stab another girl and eventually being restrained by staff. Yesterday, the jury members found the girl guilty of the attempted murder of the three people. She had denied the charge and admitted to wounding with intent.

The judge Paul Thomas KC thanked the jury for their work in a “difficult and unusual” trial, and told the court: “At the end of the day, if she was not a 14-year-old girl and had been an adult the most likely outcome would have been a life sentence.”

The judge said he would adjourn sentencing until 28 April for the preparation of pre-sentence reports, including a psychology report.