All Saints School, Sheffield: Latest updates as police set to provide updates on school stabbing in Yorkshire
A 15-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a stabbing at a school in Yorkshire this afternoon.
South Yorkshire Police has said it was called to All Saints School in Sheffield shortly before 12.30pm today (February 3).
A 14-year-old boy has been detained by police and is currently in custody.
It is the second time in less than a week All Saints has been put on lockdown, after staff and students were given the “stay put” order on January 29 over “threats of violence” between a “small number of students.”
The schools headteacher issued a message to parents and carers of children at the school.
Sean Pender said: “The incident involved two students, one of whom we believe has been seriously injured. All other students are contained and safe.
“The police and paramedics are present in school. Once the police allow us to, we will be releasing all students from school.”
South Yorkshire Police are set to release more information about the incident later this afternoon.
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