Overview

• A multi‑agency review published on August 27 says a Prevent referral was discussed after an earlier knife incident involving the pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman but no referral was recorded.
• Investigators found significant information about the pupil’s risks sat across services without being effectively shared, while noting the attack could not have been clearly foreseen from any single agency’s records.
• An early‑help assessment was offered as a result of concerns but the girl’s father declined, which the report says may have closed off a route to coordinated monitoring and support.
• The review details prior warning signs including a ball‑bearing gun at a former school, threats to use a knife, a suspension after a knife was found, planned daily bag checks, and pupils knowing she had a knife on the day but not telling staff.
• Local bodies — Carmarthenshire County Council, the school, Dyfed‑Powys Police and Hywel Dda University Health Board — pledged to act on the recommendations; the attacker is serving 15 years’ detention and victims report lasting impact.