Girl, 14, told teacher ‘I’m going to kill you’ before stabbing spree at school
Girl, 14, told teacher ‘I’m going to kill you’ before stabbing spree at school
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A 14-year-old girl allegedly attacked her teacher with a knife after being confronted for wearing non-uniform trousers. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly yelled ‘I’m going to f***ing kill you’ as she lunged for assistant head teacher Fiona Elias.
![[Mandatory Credit: Photo by Robert Melen/Shutterstock (14447993e) The scene at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, South Wales, where it is believed three people have been stabbed. Stabbing at Welsh school, Ammanford, Wales - 24 Apr 2024]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_201247519-df04.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
She is accused of then also stabbing another teacher, Liz Hopkin, as well as a student at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman – also known as Amman Valley School – in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. The 14-year-old has admitted wounding with intent but denied attempted murder.
![[A petite 14-year-old girl appeared in court accused of trying to kill two teachers and a fellow pupil in a high school knife rampage. The teenager - who cannot be named for legal reasons - briefly appeared in court via a video link on the three charges of attempted murder. She was arrested following the alleged attacks at the 1,500-pupil Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, South Wales, in April. Respected staff members Fiona Elias, 48, and Liz Hopkin, 53, and a pupil who cannot be named were hurt in the alleged knifings. Pictured here is teacher Liz Hopkin who was allegedly stabbed by the 14 year old school girl. WALES NEWS SERVICE]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_217145221-8810-e1738000240872.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Described by Mrs Elias as ‘a bit immature in class’, the girl was subject to daily bag searches by her father after Mrs Elias previously found a knife in her possession, leading the her suspension. But on April 24, 2024, the girl had left home before her father had checked.
![[Undated handout photo issued by Dyfed-Powys Police of teacher Fiona Elias who was injured in an alleged knife attack by a teenage girl during an incident at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on Wednesday. Issue date: Friday April 26, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Ammanford. Photo credit should read: Dyfed-Powys Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_201555695-41f6.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
After arriving at school, Mrs Elias confronted the girl about her uniform, Swansea Crown Court head. CCTV showed the girl stood outside the lower school hall talking to her and Ms Hopkin. William Hughes KC, prosecuting, told the court: ‘Mrs Elias asked about her trousers which were not school uniform.
‘There was an exchange between them about contacting her father, which she did not want. ‘Mrs Elias then said she wasn’t happy with the way (the girl) was looking at her and asked what she had in her pocket. ‘She said, “do you want to see”, and pulled out an item with a silver blade.
