12yo girl charged after stabbing Year 7 student at Sunshine Coast high school

“She was banging on the door, she banged on our door with a knife [and said] ‘I’m going to kill you all’,” a student shares. Warning: Graphic content

Alexandra Feiam

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October 4, 2023 - 6:10AM

Attack leaves Sunshine Coast high school in lockdown, student in hospital HT

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Students have recalled the horrifying moment a 12-year-old girl pulled a knife and stabbed another student at a Sunshine Coast high school.

Police were called to a secondary school on the Sunshine Coast at 10am Tuesday after reports of a disturbance.

When the emergency services arrived, they were informed that a student had been stabbed with a steak knife.

Police then charged a 12-year-old who allegedly attacked another student, a 12-year-old boy.

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A 12yo stabbed another student on Tuesday morning. Source: 7News

Students cowered under desks as 12yo walked schoolyard with a knife

The 12yo boy was transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with a “non-life-threatening cut to his abdomen,” Queensland Police reported. He has since been released from the hospital.

At the time of the incident, students were reportedly cowering under their desks and hiding from the girl.

“I just got really scared, so I hid under a desk,” a student told 7News.

The young girl was seen walking around the schoolyard with a steak knife. “She was banging on the door, she banged on our door with a knife [and said] ‘I’m going to kill you all’,” another child described.

The school was plunged into a one-hour lockdown, leaving students terrified as teachers tried to step in.

Per the school’s phone policy, mobiles are taken and placed in pouches during the day, meaning many parents were unaware of the incident hours after it occurred.

Instead, students began sending frantic emails while they hid from the attacker.

“The incident will be dealt with by the school in line with our student code of conduct as appropriate,” the school principal said in a statement. “As always … I am also available to meet with any parent who has a concern.”

The 12yo girl was charged with several counts and refused bail. Source: 7News

Charges laid to 12yo for stabbing Year 7 student

According to Queensland Police, it is alleged that two other students were threatened but physically unharmed by the attacker.

A fourth student, a 12yo girl, was also taken into custody after she was found with a knife and had caused “damage to a wall.”

The 12yo girl was charged with one count each of wounding, going armed to cause fear, possessing a knife in a public place, two counts of common assault and three counts of wilful damage.

She was denied bail and is set to appear at Maroochydore Children’s Court today.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.