A 13-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two boys were seriously injured in a stabbing at a school in north-west London, police said.
Emergency services were called to Kingsbury High School in Brent, at around 12:40pm on Tuesday following reports two students had been stabbed. Two boys – aged 12 and 13 – were taken to hospital with stab wounds. They remain in hospital in a stable condition.
Police said a 13-year-old boy arrested hours after the incident has now been charged and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Youth Court on Thursday morning.
Officers said their investigation into the “shocking incident” is ongoing, and that detectives will continue to carry out enquiries in the local area.
They added while the probe is being handled by a counter-terrorism team “due to circumstances surrounding the incident”, it has not been declared as a terrorist incident.
Commander Helen Flanagan, from Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: “These are extremely serious charges against a young boy, and we continue to support the victims and their families, as well as the wider school community following this shocking incident.
“While we have now charged the boy with these offences, our investigation is ongoing and detectives will continue to carry out enquiries in the local area. We are working closely with local policing colleagues in the Brent area and I would also like to thank the school and the wider local community for their support in recent days.”
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