Overview
- A pupil brought a knife into Co-op Academy Manchester on Tuesday, injuring two 14-year-old students and a 27-year-old teacher who were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening wounds and have since been discharged.
- School staff quickly detained the pupil and put the site into lockdown, actions the Co-op Academies Trust praised as preventing further harm.
- A 14-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault, was detained under the Mental Health Act for assessment, and has since been returned to police custody following that assessment.
- Counter Terrorism Policing North West is now leading the investigation with Greater Manchester Police support, searches and enquiries remain ongoing, and officers say there is no wider threat to the public.
- Police are examining social media posts that have circulated names connected to the case and the incident has renewed local concern about school safety and communications, with officials offering support to pupils and a visible police presence to reassure the community.