Overview
- The defendant appeared by video link before Mrs Justice Cheema‑Grubb and was remanded to youth custody.
- He is charged with two counts of attempted murder, administering a noxious substance to a third child, and possessing a knife on school premises.
- Prosecutors say he arrived with a kitchen knife, bought insect spray, and positioned a phone in his blazer to record the incident.
- The court was told he sprayed one pupil, stabbed a child in a classroom, then stabbed another in the playground in front of witnesses.
- One boy required surgery for multiple wounds, including a spinal fracture, according to court reporting, and the suspect was detained about three hours after the attack.