Girl, 12, pulls knife on classmate
A 12-year-old girl allegedly pulled a steak knife on a fellow student during a playground argument at a Far North Queensland school.
Police said the girl verbally threatened another girl, also 12, before brandishing the blade, which was later confiscated by teachers at the school in Weipa, northwest of Cairns.
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No one was injured in the altercation. The girl to be dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Act.
Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson said the incident allegedly followed an argument on a website.
"They were sending email messages to each other which elevated to some abuse," he said.
"One took a knife to school. It will be alleged that one of the 12-year-old girls then threatened the other girl with a knife.
"There was a teacher immediately nearby, who took possession of the knife without any problem."
The incident comes less than two weeks since a 12-year-old was stabbed to death at a Brisbane school.
Elliott Fletcher was laid to rest last week after allegedly being stabbed by a 13-year-old at St Patrick's College at Shorncliffe.
Full story in The Cairns Post tomorrow.
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