A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for attempted murder after three people were injured in an apparent stabbing at a school in northern England, police said, days after a similar incident in Wales.
The boy was detained following reports of three people being injured at Birley Community College in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police said.
Officers responded to reports of an incident “involving a sharp object” at around 8:50 a.m. (7:50 GMT).
Two adults were checked at the scene after suffering minor injuries, the force said in a statement. A child was also checked over after being assaulted, it added.
Speaking to the BBC, one parent said she received a text message from her daughter saying the school was “in lockdown, the lights had gone off, the doors were locked and she was hiding under her desk.”
Another parent said he had rushed to the scene after his daughter texted to say she was “under a table crying.”
Last Friday, a 13-year-old girl made a first appearance in court in Wales on three counts of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a secondary school.
The attack occurred at the Amman Valley School in Ammanford, north of Swansea, just after 11:00 a.m. last Wednesday.
