A teenage girl accused of the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil took a knife to school "every day" because she was "anxious" and "scared", a trial has heard. She allegedly tried to kill teachers Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin and a student at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman - also known as Amman Valley school - in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on 24 April last year. On the fifth day of the trial, the defendant said the attack was "really out of character" and "doesn't seem like something I would do".
The jury of seven men and five women has been told the defendant has pleaded guilty to three counts of wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article on school premises but denies attempted murder. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spoke in the witness box wearing a white shirt and a black knitted vest. Swansea Crown Court heard the defendant was bullied "four, three times a week".
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The court heard the girl did not know Mrs Hopkin before the attack. She also said she did not like the child, who cannot be named due to her age, but added that she did not want to hurt her. In the aftermath of the attack, the defendant remembers telling her - "It's your fault" - but told the jury she did accept it was not the child's fault. 'A bit jumpy'. The teenager said thinking about the attack makes her "a bit jumpy".
"I try to forget about it, but sometimes it just kind of comes back in certain ways," she added. Follow our channel and never miss an update. She said she did not "remember much" of the incident and it was "just really what I've seen on CCTV". "I remember, like, parts but nothing that can answer any of these questions," she added. Be the first to get Breaking News. Install the Sky News app for free. Read more from Sky News:Body recovered in search for missing sistersMick Jagger leads tributes to Marianne Faithfull.
