Youth, 15, charged with attempted murder in Bedford, N.S. school stabbing
near Halifax is facing two counts of attempted murder after two staff members were stabbed on Monday morning.
Halifax Regional Police initially received a weapons complaint around 9:20 a.m. at the Bedford, N.S. high school, and found three people suffering from stab wounds. They arrested a youth, who they said was a student at the school. The Halifax Regional Centre for Education later confirmed two staff members were among those injured, and described the situation as traumatic.In the Tuesday release, police said the two employees of the school are in hospital in serious but stable condition, while the youth accused was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening stab wounds.The 15-year-old is facing 10 charges, including two counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons-related charges.
At 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, HRP will hold a media availability on the violent incident. The event will be livestreamed on this page.The Halifax-area high school is now cancelling classes for the rest of the day.
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