Bonnyrigg High School: teen faces court over three stabbings

A TEEN arrested for allegedly stabbing a teacher and two students at a school in Western Sydney did not apply for bail during a brief court appearance this morning.

• Three stabbed at Bonnyrigg High School

A TEEN arrested for allegedly stabbing a teacher and two students at a school in Western Sydney did not apply for bail during a brief court appearance this morning.

The 16-year-old did not wish to come up from the cells for his first court appearance, after being charged with wounding with intent to murder schoolteacher Carolyn Cox and two counts of wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

A student was handcuffed. Picture: John Grainger

And taken away in a police car. Picture: John Grainger

It is alleged the boy walked into a science class at Bonnyrigg High School yesterday morning and stabbed the teacher and two students, a 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl.

Police claim the 48-year-old teacher was injured when she tried to protect one of the young victims as she opened her classroom at 8.45am.

Science teacher Carolyn Cox is taken to hospital. Picture: John Tesoriero/Oceania Productions

The female student rests in hospital. Source: Facebook

She suffered a wound to her back. Source: Facebook

Students were sitting in the class waiting for roll call when the boy walked in and stabbed the three victims prompting an entire school lockdown.

He was arrested at a nearby shopping centre carrying a backpack which allegedly contained other blades, including a box cutter, meat cleaver, scissors and screwdrivers.

A meat cleaver near the scene of the arrest. Picture: John Grainger

A knife found near the scene of the high school stabbing. Picture: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Outside of Parramatta Children’s Court this morning his lawyer Ron Malouf indicated they would be contesting the charges.

“I don’t think the facts alleged against him support the charges,” he said.

Mr Malouf said the 16-year-old was known as a “nice boy”

“He is actually known to be a student that has had no bad reports so this is quite a shock,” he said.

He said the boy had provided “no explanation” for the drama that unfolded yesterday and that police had not identified a possible motive for the alleged attack.

The boy was supported in court by his distraught parents and other members of his family.

A 16-year-old boy was one of three victims. Picture: Timothy Clapin

Ms Cox the boy and the girl were all taken to hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds.

Today in court a police prosecutor asked for an interim apprehended violence order against the accused on behalf of the three victims.

This was granted by Magistrate Albert Sbrizzi. The case was adjourned to March 3 for mention.