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16-Year-Old Guilty of Attempted Murder in School Stabbing

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC · How we work

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A 16-year-old boy was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a 15-year-old girl at Thorpe St Andrew School.
He entered the school on 11 March wearing a mask, black clothing, and a kitchen knife.
Prosecutors said he kept a handwritten note listing “victims?” and expressing misogynistic, misanthropic motives.
The school locked down, armed police responded, and the victim was hospitalized then discharged.

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Story summary

A 16-year-old boy was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a 15-year-old girl at Thorpe St Andrew School.
He entered the school on 11 March wearing a mask, black clothing, and a kitchen knife.
Prosecutors said he kept a handwritten note listing “victims?” and expressing misogynistic, misanthropic motives.
The school locked down, armed police responded, and the victim was hospitalized then discharged.