Stabbing at Carine Senior High School: Two students were stabbed with a knife and rushed to hospital
- Two students involved in stabbing
- The school is in lockdown
Two Perth high school students have been rushed to hospital after a shocking stabbing incident.
Police were called to Carine Senior High School, north of Perth, about 10am on Thursday after reports a 16-year-old boy had been stabbed in the back by another student.
One female and one male student were taken to separate hospitals in Perth and it is understood their injuries are not life-threatening.
The girl, 15 years old, was arrested over the incident.
Two students from Carine Senior High School, north of Perth, have been rushed to hospital after one of them stabbed himself and another male student
The girl has injuries to her neck that are probably self-inflicted.
The police suspect that the students’ injuries were caused by a sharp-edged weapon.
The police are on site and the school is on lockdown.
The school’s principal, Damian Shuttleworth, informed parents in a letter about the “serious incident” involving two students, according to 7NEWS.
“I would like to reassure you that police attended, the situation was quickly brought under control and there is no cause for ongoing concern,” Mr Shuttleworth said.
‘After this incident, we have given priority to supporting employees and students.’
Carine Senior High School was placed in lockdown after the incident
A 15-year-old student at the school said the incident was a frightening situation.
“We shouldn’t come to school and [had to] fear for our lives…school is meant to be a safe place for us, where we are to learn and grow as people, without being harmed,” she told the ABC.
‘Two boys from my class were talking about it. And at first I thought it wasn’t real because the school didn’t evacuate us.
“And eventually we saw officers wandering around the open space outside, and that’s when we realized maybe it was true.
“When the bell rang, we went to see where it was, and there were officers everywhere. Then we kind of realized, ‘oh, this is happening, this is real.’
Police said there is no threat to the school or the wider community and the situation is under control.
More to come.