2 weeks Ago By Paul Evans
A 14-year-old girl has been found guilty of attempting to murder two teachers and a pupil following an incident at a school in Carmarthenshire. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of the three charges following a trial at Swansea Crown Court. She had previously admitted to three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and possession of a bladed article on a school premises.
She now awaits sentencing. Emergency services were called to Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday, April 24, following reports that three people had been injured. Two teachers – Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin – along with a child, were admitted to hospital for treatment having been stabbed.
CCTV cameras captured the girl walking through the school on the Wednesday morning, before stabbing the floor in the hall with a knife. She was then seen speaking to Mrs Elias on two occasions – inside and outside the school building – before attacking her with a knife. When Mrs Hopkin stepped in to help, she was also injured.
A few minutes later, after being taken away from the two teachers, she was seen attacking a child with the same knife. Detective Chief Superintendent Ross Evans said: Cllr Darren Price, Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council said:.
