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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11
Manchester School Stabbing Suspect, 14, Faces 3 Attempted Murder Charges
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11

Manchester School Stabbing Suspect, 14, Faces 3 Attempted Murder Charges

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11

Summary

  • Three attempted murder charges were filed against a 14-year-old girl over Tuesday's knife attack at Co-op Academy in Manchester, along with two counts of possessing a bladed article on school premises.
  • Three people were stabbed — a 14-year-old boy, a 14-year-old girl and a 27-year-old staff member — but police said all have been released from hospital with no serious injuries.
  • Counter-terror police are leading the investigation, though Greater Manchester Police said the case has not been declared a terrorist incident and inquiries are continuing.
  • The suspect had earlier been detained under the Mental Health Act before being released to police custody, and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Friday.

Insights

When counter-terror police probe a school stabbing, has teenage violence become a national security threat?
If many young knife crime victims have mental health issues, is the UK fighting a health crisis with law enforcement?
With youth violence rising, is the UK's new 'firmer' justice plan abandoning tactics that once slashed youth crime?