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BBC News · collected 2026-10-08 · by Robby West
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A 15-year-old girl was stabbed at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich on March 11. During a police interview shortly after the incident, she described feeling numb and seeing blood all over her hands. The attacker, now 16, is charged with attempted murder but has admitted to wounding with intent and possessing a kitchen knife without lawful authority. Notes found in the defendant’s bedroom suggest he had negative feelings towards women, though he denied being an incel or misogynist in his writings.
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A 15-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a girl in the back at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich, Norfolk, after writing notes expressing his "hatred of women" and developing an interest in killers. The incident was captured on CCTV showing him wearing a mask and attacking the victim with a kitchen knife while she was defenseless. Prosecutors claim the attack was premeditated and that the boy intended to kill; however, the girl required only stitches for her wound and was discharged from hospital the next day. The boy has since admitted possessing a dangerous weapon without lawful authority but denies attempted murder charges. In court, the victim described feeling "panic mode" during the attack, experiencing numbness and weakness as she felt blood on her hands, necessitating police intervention to treat her injury.

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🔮 When asked during the interview, which was conducted shortly after the incident, how she was feeling, the girl said: "A bit in shock, think it will hit me eventually, but it hasn't yet."
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🔮 When asked during the interview, which was conducted shortly after the incident, how she was feeling, the girl said: "A bit in shock, think it will hit me eventually, but it hasn't yet."
2026-10-08 · BBC News
Stabbed schoolgirl in 'panic mode', court told · assertive framing

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- Published A schoolgirl who was stabbed by a masked fellow pupil at school described how "everything was going numb" and she had "blood all over her hands", a court has been told. asserted
court → publish → hands
Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School, near Norwich, on 11 March, following reports that a 15-year-old girl had been stabbed in the back. asserted
girl → call → back
The defendant, who is now 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied a charge of attempted murder, but has admitted possessing a kitchen knife without lawful authority and wounding with intent. asserted
who → name → intent
In a police interview played to the court, the girl described how she went into "panic mode" after being stabbed, King's Lynn Crown Court heard. asserted
Court → play → mode
She told officers: "He was standing there head to toe in black, no school uniform whatsoever." asserted
He → tell → black
Describing the attack, which took place in a corridor, she said it felt like she had been punched and then shortly afterwards felt a "sharp pain shoot through my back". asserted
pain → describe → back
When she realised she had been stabbed, she said: "I was in panic mode. asserted
I → realise → mode
Everything was going numb and feeling weak." asserted
Everything → go → ?
She said there was "blood all over my hands" and described how police had to cut off her clothes to access the wound. asserted
police → say → wound
When asked during the interview, which was conducted shortly after the incident, how she was feeling, the girl said: "A bit in shock, think it will hit me eventually, but it hasn't yet." asserted
it → ask → me
She told officers she did not know the attacker and did not have any issues with people at school. asserted
she → tell → school
Whilst giving evidence, the girl, who cannot be named because of her age, broke down in tears. asserted
who → give → tears
The court has already been told that the defendant had written notes saying he hated women. asserted
he → tell → women
One note, which prosecutors said was found by police pinned to the wall of his bedroom, said: "My barren world.. asserted
prosecutors → say → world
If you're reading this, I am either dead or in custody. asserted
I → read → custody
"I imagine the police will be the first to read this and seize it as evidence, so I will make something very clear. asserted
something → imagine → evidence
I made this decision to do so on my own." asserted
I → make → own
Another note read: "Am I evil for that? asserted
I → read → that
I just have good judgement." asserted
I → have → judgement
The trial continues. asserted
trial → continue → ?
If you have been affected by any of the issues in this story, you can visit the BBC Action Line for support and information Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external. asserted
you → affect → Sounds
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