Boy, 11, stabs classmate at Wolverhampton school
An 11-year-old pupil has stabbed another boy of the same age at a school in Wolverhampton, it was revealed today.
The injured child was taken to hospital with a wound to his leg after the incident.
He was cut with a blade taken from a pencil sharpener that had been dismantled by one of the children at Moseley Park School in Holland Road, Bilston.
Reports suggested that the attack took place in a classroom but this has not been confirmed and it was not immediately clear what triggered the incident.
The alarm was raised after a teacher reportedly saw the two boys 'being silly' and then discovered the alarming truth that one of them had been stabbed. The wound was not regarded as serious but the child was taken to hospital as a precaution.
Police were called and have carried out an investigation. The pupil has been reported to the local Youth Offending Team who will decide on what action can be taken.
Meanwhile the boy is said to have been suspended from school while staff and governors study CCTV film in an effort to fully understand exactly what happened.
A meeting of the governors is planned for Monday at which the findings of the investigation will be outlined and a decision made on the future of the boy currently under suspension.
Georgetta Holloway, Executive Headteacher of Moseley Park School, said: "This is an isolated incident but the safety and wellbeing of our pupils is of paramount importance to us.
"An investigation into the incident is being carried out and the student involved has been temporarily excluded from Moseley Park School. Governors will meet next week to decide what further action, if any, to take."
West Midlands Police spokesman Brigg Ford confirmed: "An 11-year-old boy was interviewed over an attack on a pupil in Moseley Park School on March 2 that left another 11-year-old boy with a leg injury. It is understood the injury was inflicted with the blade from a pencil sharpener.
"The suspect, who is not known to police, has been referred to the Youth Offenders Team at Wolverhampton Police for a decision on how best to deal with him."
News of the attack came as West Midlands Crime Commissioner David Jamieson revealed a total of 158 knives had been recovered from just seven of the 13 surrender bins operating across the Black Country and Birmingham.
