Police statement after three people injured in incident at Sheffield school.

The Star, Sheffield

Police statement after three people injured in incident at Sheffield school. Assistant Chief Constable Dan Thorpe will be making a statement about the incident.

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00:00South Yorkshire Police. I am joined here today by Victoria Hall who is head teacher at Burley

00:05Academy. I'm going to provide a statement about today's incident and then Victoria will deliver

00:11a statement as well. Due to the fact we have a suspect in custody and proceedings are active

00:17I'm afraid we are not in a position to be able to take any questions afterwards.

00:22Thank you for your understanding. At 8.50am this morning we were called to reports that three

00:29people had been injured during an incident at Burley Academy. Our officers attended the scene

00:34and within minutes of the initial call we had arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of

00:39attempted murder. He remains in police custody. The three victims of this incident, two adults

00:45and a child, suffered minor injuries and were checked over at the scene by colleagues from

00:50Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The two adults both suffered minor injuries, one from a sharp object

00:57which is believed to be broken glass. The child was assaulted and thankfully has no visible

01:03injuries but I know this will have been a frightening ordeal for everyone involved.

01:10I would like to take this opportunity to praise the academy staff for the actions they took this

01:16morning to help keep the school community safe. We are working very closely with the academy

01:22and our partners and will continue to do so in the coming days and weeks.

01:26Burley is a close-knit community and while these events concluded in a swift arrest

01:32it will no doubt cause ongoing concern. Our officers will remain here in Burley for the

01:37rest of today and in the coming days. If you are worried and would like to discuss

01:43what has happened please do not hesitate to approach officers. We are here for you to make

01:48you feel safe in your local area. I'm also aware of some unhelpful content circulating on social

01:55media relating to this incident. Please refrain from posting images, footage or speculation

02:01on social media as this will be harmful to our investigation. Many thanks for your understanding

02:06and cooperation. I just wanted to thank all of our students and staff who helped manage the

02:14situation this morning and our staff who prioritised the safety and well-being of all of our students.

02:20I want to thank our students for their exemplary behaviour and all of the families and local

02:25community for their support. The school will be open tomorrow as usual and we do look forward

02:30to seeing our students and families then. Thank you.

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