UK: Teenager arrested after school stabbing

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A teenager has been arrested after a schoolboy was stabbed at a secondary school.  The victim, 15, was rushed to hospital "with serious injuries" this afternoon (Mon), police said.   All Saints’ Catholic High School in Sheffield, South Yorks., was placed in 'lockdown' after the incident just after 12.15pm.  A boy of 15 was arrested in connection with the stabbing, South Yorkshire Police said.  A spokesman said: "Following a stabbing at a school in Sheffield, a teenage boy has been detained by police and our officers are on scene.  "A 15-year-old boy is enroute to hospital with serious injuries. His family is aware.  "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."  Emergency services were called to the school in Graville Road in the city at 12.17pm.   An air ambulance was dispatched to the scene and the school grounds currently remain closed.  The school earlier alerted parents that a “serious incident” has happened and that it was "currently in lockdown".  The message home read: “Students will be released when police give permission."  It is the second time in less than a week the school has been put on lockdown.  Staff and students were given the “stay put” order on January 29 over “threats of violence” between a “small number of students.”  This led to those involved being “escorted off the premises” and no violence or injuries were reported.

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00:00Hello everyone, we are live outside All Saints School where a police cordon has closed Granville

00:10Road after a reported stabbing inside the school grounds earlier this morning.

00:19South Yorkshire Police have taped off Granville Road at both ends, nobody is allowed up and

00:27down the street and a 15-year-old boy has reportedly been stabbed and another teenager

00:40has reportedly been arrested.

00:43The 15-year-old boy who has been stabbed is said to be in hospital in a serious condition.

00:54Police were called to All Saints School just before 12.20pm today following reports of

01:01a stabbing and emergency services remain on scene.

01:17As you can see the police cordon stretches from the crossing where I am standing to the

01:24west of the All Saints School main entrance and stretches up the road beyond the school

01:32entrance at the other end where you can see that police van in the distance.

01:40Police tactical support are on scene who are watching the cordon.

02:00We have in the last 30 minutes or so had a statement from Mr Sean Pender, the headteacher

02:07of All Saints School, sent out to parents which said he was writing to inform parents

02:13that they have dealt with an extremely serious incident at the school resulting in them going

02:18down into a lockdown procedure.

02:22The incident only involved two students, one of whom has been seriously injured.

02:28All other students are said to be contained and safe and once police allow the school

02:35to they will release all students from the school.

02:42Sean Pender said I understand the level of anxiety you will be feeling without knowledge

02:46of the nature of the incident but at this time I have limited information to share with

02:49you whilst we have police and paramedics on site.

02:54He said he will endeavour to update parents with as much information as possible at the

02:59earliest opportunity.

03:03Police confirm for anyone who has recently joined the live stream there has been a stabbing

03:09at All Saints School in Sheffield on Granville Road.

03:14A 15 year old boy is in hospital with serious injuries and another teenager has been detained

03:24by police.

03:33There is no confirmed time for when pupils will be released, it is purely at the discretion

03:38of police according to headteacher Sean Pender as the investigation gets underway as to what

03:47has happened.

03:59There are multiple students from I believe the nearby Sheffield College who are at the

04:09edge of the cordon watching on.

04:21The 15 year old boy who has been seriously injured in the incident has been transported

04:29to hospital and is said to have suffered serious injuries.

04:33His family are aware and his family were made aware at the earliest opportunity and

04:40another teenage boy, the police haven't released the age of the teenage boy but we understand

04:44he was a teenager, has been arrested in connection to the event.

04:56A 15 year old boy, as I say, is in hospital having suffered serious injuries.

05:26The Sheffield Star will be remaining on scene as the situation develops and you can find

05:38all the latest updates as the story develops on the Star's website.

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