Girl detained for up to 15 years after triple attempted murder at south Wales school

A schoolgirl has been detained for up to 15 years for attempting to murder two teachers and a pupil by stabbing them with a blade at a school in south Wales.

- Steven Morris

The girl, who was 13 at the time, attacked Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and the pupil during a breaktime at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

She had admitted three counts of wounding with intent and a further count of possession of a bladed article at a school but denied the attempted murders. However, she was found guilty of the offences by a jury at Swansea crown court.

The girl, who cannot be named, will be eligible for release on licence after serving half of the sentence but the judge, Paul Thomas KC, told her she could be recalled to custody if she behaved badly again once freed.

The jury heard that on 24 April last year the girl told Elias: "I'm going to kill you. I'm going to fucking kill you," and started to stab her. At one point, the girl dropped the blade but she picked it up and attacked Hopkin.

The girl moved away and allegedly called out to a female pupil: "I'm going to fucking kill you." She ran towards her, pointing the blade at her, and stabbed her.