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Teen Slashes 12-Year-Old Student Inside Classroom

Girl, Age 12, Slashed Inside Bronx School  

The NYPD arrested a 14-year-old student for allegely slashing a 12-year-old fellow female student inside a Bronx school. -File Photo


Teen Taken into Custody


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 6, 2023 


BRONX - A 12-year-old girl is recovering after being slashed in the leg with a knife by a fellow student inside their Bronx classroom. A 14-year-old female student was arrested and a knife was recovered at the scene, the NYPD said.


At around 9:40 am today, cops from the nearby 43rd Precinct were called to JHS 123 James. M Kieran School in Soundview. Cops said a 12-year-old student was slashed in the leg with a knife inside the classroom. 


The young victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where she is listed in stable condition.

 

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Police arrested a 14-year-old female student at the school and recovered a knife. 


The case is still under investigation. The suspect’s name has not been released given the age of the accused. 


Investigators said the school does not have metal detectors.

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