16-year-old boy stabs girl in UK secondary school

A teenage girl was stabbed at Thorpe St Andrew School on the outskirts of Norwich, United Kingdom, prompting a major police response and the arrest of a 16-year-old boy.

Armed officers were deployed to the school on Laundry Lane after emergency services received reports of the stabbing at about 10:24 a.m., according to Norfolk Police. The victim, a teenage girl, was taken to hospital with minor injuries following the incident.

Police said the suspect fled the scene after the attack, reportedly jumping over a fence at the school’s south-side entrance before leaving the premises. Officers later confirmed that a 16-year-old boy had been arrested nearby on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He has since been taken into custody at the Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning. Authorities established a police cordon along Laundry Lane while investigations were carried out at the school.

During the incident, pupils were reportedly instructed to hide under their desks as a precaution while emergency services responded. The school is part of the Broad Horizons Education Trust, which said it had no immediate comment on the situation.

In a statement, Norfolk Police confirmed that emergency services, including fire and ambulance crews, attended the scene. Police also said the stabbing is not believed to be linked to a separate hate-crime incident reported at the same school the previous week.

That earlier case involved a football match where players from Jewish Free School allegedly experienced antisemitic abuse during a national cup quarter-final game at the Norwich school. Investigations into the stabbing remain ongoing.