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Teen found guilty of attempting to murder two teachers and a pupil at West Wales school
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03/02/2025
A 14-year-old girl has been found guilty of attempting to murder two teachers and a pupil following an incident at a school in Carmarthenshire.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of the three charges following a trial at Swansea Crown Court. She had previously admitted to three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and possession of a bladed article on a school premises.
She now awaits sentencing.
Emergency services were called to Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday, April 24, following reports that three people had been injured. Two teachers – Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin – along with a child, were admitted to hospital for treatment having been stabbed.
CCTV cameras captured the girl walking through the school on the Wednesday morning, before stabbing the floor in the hall with a knife. She was then seen speaking to Mrs Elias on two occasions – inside and outside the school building – before attacking her with a knife. When Mrs Hopkin stepped in to help, she was also injured.
A few minutes later, after being taken away from the two teachers, she was seen attacking a child with the same knife.
Detective Chief Superintendent Ross Evans said: “This was an incredibly distressing incident, which not only resulted in three people being physically harmed, but also had a profound impact on the wellbeing of pupils who were present at the time. We wish them well as they continue to recover from an incident they should never had to witness at such young ages.
“School should be a safe place, a sanctuary for the pupils that attend it, and weapons have no place within their grounds. We will not tolerate any attempt to compromise the safety of children or staff, and as demonstrated here we will act swiftly on the very rare occasion they are put at risk.
“I would like to thank all my emergency services colleagues who responded on the day, along with the teachers and staff at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman and Carmarthenshire County Council for the way in which they dealt with the incident, and the local community for the support they offered to pupils at the school.
“Now that criminal proceedings have come to an end, I ask that we let life at Dyffryn Aman get back to normal so the pupils and staff can focus on their education.”
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This was an incredibly distressing incident, which not only resulted in three people being physically harmed,
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but it also had a profound impact on the well-being of pupils who were present at the time.
00:13
We wish them well as they continue to recover from an incident that they should never have had to witness,
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especially at such a young age.
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School should be a safe place, a sanctuary for pupils that attend there,
00:29
and weapons have absolutely no place within their grounds.
00:33
We will not tolerate any attempt to compromise the safety of children or staff,
00:39
and as demonstrated here, we will act swiftly on the very rare occasion that this is put at risk.
00:47
I would like to thank all my emergency services colleagues who attended and responded on the day,
00:53
along with the teachers and staff at Ysgol Dyffrin Amman for the way in which they dealt with the incident,
00:59
to Carmarthenshire County Council and the local community for the support that they offered to the pupils at the school.
01:07
Now that criminal proceedings have come to an end, I ask that we let life at Ysgol Dyffrin Amman get back to normal
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so that pupils can settle into the school year and focus on their education.
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Diolch yn fawr.
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