A teenager has been arrested and is in custody after a 15-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with stab wounds following an incident at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield
A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed and left with “serious injuries” at a school with another teenager arrested by police.
The teen was knifed at All Saints Catholic High School, on Granville Road, in Sheffield, at about 12.17pm today. Granville Road is currently closed from the tram stop to Fitzwalter Road. A 14-year-old boy has been detained by police.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and helped the youngster while another teenager has been arrested and is now in custody, according to South Yorkshire Police. An air ambulance has attended the incident at the school and dozens of police vehicles can be seen outside.
A spokesperson for the force has told people to avoid the area and has reassured parents that there is not considered to be a further risk at the school. “Teenager in custody following school stabbing. Following a stabbing at a school in Sheffield, a teenage boy has been detained by police and our officers are on scene,” said the spokesperson.
“At 12.17pm today (Monday, February 3) we received reports of a stabbing at All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road in Sheffield. A 15-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries. His family is aware. Emergency services are on scene and the school grounds currently remain closed.
“Granville Road is closed from the tram stop to Fitzwalter Road, and we are urging people to avoid the area while emergency services carry out their work. We would like to reassure parents of pupils that we do not deem there to be a further risk at the school and further updates will be shared when possible.”
And a statement from Yorkshire Ambulance Service read: “Ambulance resources are currently on scene at All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road, Sheffield. No further information is available and South Yorkshire Police will be the lead agency.”
Headteacher Sean Pender wrote to parents and guardians stating: “I am writing to inform you that today we have dealt with an extremely serious incident here in school resulting in us going in to a lockdown procedure. The incident involved two students, one of whom we believe has been seriously injured. All other students are contained and safe.
“The police and paramedics are present in school. Once the police allow us to, we will be releasing all students from school. I understand the level of anxiety you will be feeling without knowledge of the nature of the incident but at this time I have limited information to share with you whilst we have police and paramedics on site. I will endeavour to update you with as much information as possible at the earliest opportunity. We ask for your prayers and support at this time.”
It comes just five days after the same school was put in lockdown, with staff and pupils being given the “stay put” order on January 29 over “threats of violence’ between two students who were later “escorted off the site”.
