Hard to comprehend school stabbing, teachers say

Two teachers injured in a Welsh school stabbing have said it is hard to comprehend what happened and thanked everyone for kind messages.

Teachers Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a pupil were injured at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford on Wednesday.

A 13-year-old girl appeared at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court earlier charged with three counts of attempted murder.

Assistant head teacher Ms Elias said she could not comprehend what staff and pupils had been through.

She said: “From the bottom of my heart, my family and I would like to say a huge thank you for all the messages we have received from far and wide over the past few days.

“I am deeply indebted to the Police, Ambulance Service, and the NHS staff in Morriston [hospital in Swansea] for their excellent care and quick response.”

She added: “I would like to thank all members of staff for prioritising the welfare and safety of pupils at the school for four hours, and the pupils for responding so maturely and sensibly in a situation that no-one expects to happen.

“One of our school’s core values is ‘resilience’, and there is no doubt that pupils have demonstrated this value in coping with a situation they should never have experienced.

“The last few days have shown that there is no other community quite like the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman.”