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Teachers address girl who tried to murder them and pupil - as she's detained for 15 years
A 14-year-old girl who attempted to murder two teachers and a pupil at a school in Wales has been sentenced to 15 years in detention.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was previously found guilty of attempting to murder teachers Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. Emergency services were called to the school on 24 April last year, in what the trial heard was a "serious episode of violence" during the mid-morning break.
The girl had taken her father's fishing "multi-tool" to school and she admitted three counts of wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article on a school premises. Following a week-long trial in February, a jury found her guilty of attempted murder.
After her arrest, the teenager told officers she was "pretty sure" the incident would be on the news, and added "that's one way to be a celebrity". Both Mrs Elias and Mrs Hopkin "received significant and serious injuries.
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