Sheffield boy, 14, detained after teen, 15, 'seriously injured' in school stabbing

A teen has been arrested and is successful custody aft a 15-year-old lad was rushed to infirmary with stab wounds pursuing an incidental astatine All Saints Catholic High School successful Sheffield

A 15-year-old lad has been stabbed and near with "serious injuries" astatine a schoolhouse with different teen arrested by police.

The teen was knifed astatine All Saints Catholic High School, connected Granville Road, successful Sheffield, astatine astir 12.17pm today. Granville Road is presently closed from the tram halt to Fitzwalter Road. A 14-year-old lad has been detained by police.

Emergency services rushed to the country and helped the youngster portion different teen has been arrested and is present successful custody, according to South Yorkshire Police. An aerial ambulance has attended the incidental astatine the schoolhouse and dozens of constabulary vehicles tin beryllium seen outside.

A spokesperson for the unit has told radical to debar the country and has reassured parents that determination is not considered to beryllium a further hazard astatine the school. "Teenager successful custody pursuing schoolhouse stabbing. Following a stabbing astatine a schoolhouse successful Sheffield, a teenage lad has been detained by constabulary and our officers are connected scene," said the spokesperson.

"At 12.17pm contiguous (Monday, February 3) we received reports of a stabbing astatine All Saints Catholic High School connected Granville Road successful Sheffield. A 15-year-old lad is successful infirmary with superior injuries. His household is aware. Emergency services are connected country and the schoolhouse grounds presently stay closed.

"Granville Road is closed from the tram halt to Fitzwalter Road, and we are urging radical to debar the country portion exigency services transportation retired their work. We would similar to reassure parents of pupils that we bash not deem determination to beryllium a further hazard astatine the schoolhouse and further updates volition beryllium shared erstwhile possible."

And a connection from Yorkshire Ambulance Service read: “Ambulance resources are presently connected country astatine All Saints Catholic High School connected Granville Road, Sheffield. No further accusation is disposable and South Yorkshire Police volition beryllium the pb agency.”

Headteacher Sean Pender wrote to parents and guardians stating: “I americium penning to pass you that contiguous we person dealt with an highly superior incidental present successful schoolhouse resulting successful america going successful to a lockdown procedure. The incidental progressive 2 students, 1 of whom we judge has been earnestly injured. All different students are contained and safe.

“The constabulary and paramedics are contiguous successful school. Once the constabulary let america to, we volition beryllium releasing each students from school. I recognize the level of anxiousness you volition beryllium feeling without cognition of the quality of the incidental but astatine this clip I person constricted accusation to stock with you whilst we person constabulary and paramedics connected site. I volition endeavour to update you with arsenic overmuch accusation arsenic imaginable astatine the earliest opportunity. We inquire for your prayers and enactment astatine this time.”

It comes conscionable 5 days aft the aforesaid schoolhouse was enactment successful lockdown, with unit and pupils being fixed the "stay put" bid connected January 29 implicit "threats of violence' betwixt 2 students who were aboriginal "escorted disconnected the site".