Police at Amman Valley school (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
A 13-year-old girl has been remanded to a youth detention centre after she was charged with stabbing two teachers and a pupil at a school in South Wales.
She was charged with three counts of attempted murder at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court after a stabbing at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire on Wednesday.
Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin were identified as the two victims of the knife attack at the end of morning break on Wednesday.
Both are now understood to have been released from hospital.
A third teacher Darrel Campbell has been hailed a ‘hero’ for jumping in to help his colleagues at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford.
His brother Cefin, who is the Senedd member for Mid and West Wales, said he has every intention of going back to the classroom despite how the attack has affected him.
He said: ‘The school is closed today so he’s off but he has every intention of going back whenever the school reopens.
Ms Hopkin jumped in to intervene during the attack
Ms Elias is a drama teacher at the school
‘He wants to be there, with the other staff members, to support each other and to support the pupils that are under their care.
‘He’s taken that role very seriously throughout his life and he will go back to make sure that the pupils are in a good place.’
A major incident was declared at the school – also known locally as Amman Valley School.
Classrooms were put under lockdown, with children only leaving around four hours later.
The school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, went into lockdown for several hours (Picture: Wales News Service)
Headteacher James Durbridge praised staff and pupils for their ‘calm and mature response’ to the lockdown in a message on the school’s website.
Dafydd Llywelyn, police and crime commissioner for Dyfed-Powys, said he was deeply shocked.
Mr Llywelyn said: ‘My thoughts go out to all those affected, including the pupils, teachers and staff who were involved or witnessed this terrifying ordeal.
‘Our thoughts are also with the families and friends of those injured.
‘I want to commend those at the scene that ensured that the situation was brought under control and the emergency services who attended to safeguard the scene and reassure the public.’
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