NSW: Girl with serious wounds after stab attack near her school

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2008
NSW: Girl with serious wounds after stab attack near her school

SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - A Sydney schoolgirl is fighting for her life in hospital with
serious stab wounds after allegedly being attacked by two other girls.

The 17-year-old girl was attacked about 3.30pm (AEDT) yesterday at a business on Cabramatta
Road, opposite Bonnyrigg High School in Sydney's south-west.

She was allegedly stabbed a number of times after a fight broke out between a group
of girls, police said.

The girl was admitted to Liverpool Hospital in critical condition yesterday, and was
in serious but stable condition today after undergoing surgery.

A 19-year-old woman has been charged with attacking her with intent to cause grievous
bodily harm.

A spokesman for the NSW Department of Education confirmed that the victim and a 16-year-old
girl charged with carrying a weapon were both students at Bonnyrigg High.

He told AAP the incident had been witnessed by some students and teachers, who had
raised the alarm.

The spokesman said he was unaware of any similar violent incidents at the school.

"It didn't occur on school grounds, it occurred at a business premises across the road
from the school," he said.

"In relation to what caused the incident, obviously police are conducting inquiries into that."

Students had been offered counselling and a note was being sent home to parents to
explain what had happened, the spokesman said.

"There were some students around, a number of them have been interviewed by police," he said.

"The same thing with some senior staff from the school who went across the road to
try and assist and called emergency services."

A 19-year-old woman from Green Valley has been charged with wounding a person with
intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and with affray.

She has been refused bail and was due to appear at Liverpool Local Court today.

The 16-year-old girl, also from Green Valley, has been charged with being armed with
intent to commit an indictable offence, and with affray.

She was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Campbelltown Children's Court on April 21.

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