A 15-year-old girl has been charged after allegedly stabbing a classmate at a regional New South Wales school.
Canobolas Rural Technology High School in Orange was locked down on Monday afternoon after a student, 16, suffered stab wounds to her chest and arm.
She was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Orange Health Service in a non-life-threatening condition.
NSW Police confirmed the teenage alleged assailant has been charged with reckless wounding and was refused bail. She will face a children’s court on Tuesday.
A 15-year-old girl has been charged after allegedly stabbing a classmate at a regional New South Wales school
On Monday, Canobolas Rural Technology High School in Orange was closed down after the suspected stabbing of a 16-year-old student by a fellow classmate.
After the girl was reportedly assaulted, emergency personnel flocked to Canobolas Rural Technology High at approximately 1pm on Monday.
No caregivers had been notified about the event, a worried father of a Canobolas Rural Tech High pupil told the Daily Telegraph.
I’m extremely disappointed because they didn’t even tell me; I had to find out via my kid and (Facebook).
While the school was closed, Central West Police District officers patrolled the area, and on Tuesday morning, NSW Police issued a second statement on the event.
Around 1pm on Monday, emergency personnel arrived to Canobolas Rural Technology High, where the girl had reportedly been assaulted.
According to a spokeswoman, “Officers from the Central West Police District responded and discovered a 16-year-old female suffering from knife wounds to her chest and arm.”
She received on-site care from paramedics from NSW Ambulance before being transported to Orange Health Service to receive non-life-threatening injury treatment.
“A crime scene was formed, and an inquiry into the incident’s circumstances got under way.”
“A 15-year-old girl was escorted to Orange Police Station after being apprehended at the spot.”
Tuesday, she will appear in court.
