Overview

• The teenager, aged 13 at the time of the attack, used her father's multi-tool knife to injure two teachers and a 14-year-old pupil during a premeditated assault in April 2024.
• Assistant headteacher Fiona Elias, teacher Liz Hopkin, and the student victim all survived but sustained serious injuries; the attack was captured on CCTV.
• The girl was sentenced to 15 years in detention by Judge Paul Thomas KC after being convicted of three counts of attempted murder at Swansea Crown Court.
• The court heard that the girl had previously been caught with a knife in school and expressed a desire for notoriety, saying after her arrest, 'I stabbed her – oopsies,' and 'That's one way to be a celebrity.'
• The incident has intensified scrutiny on school safety protocols, youth knife crime, and mental health interventions, with calls for systemic reforms to prevent similar tragedies.