Police are conducting an immediate search for a teenage suspect following a double stabbing at Kingsbury High School in Brent, north-west London, this afternoon.
The victims have been identified as 12-year-old and 13-year-old boys. The Metropolitan Police were called to the school on Bacon Lane at around 6pm. 12.40 p.m
Both victims were treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service, which sent multiple crews, incident officers and a trauma team from the London Air Ambulance.
One victim is being taken to a major trauma center on a priority basis, while the other has been taken to hospital.
There are no current updates on their health till now.
The police team led by Detective Constable Luke Williams said: “We recognize that this incident will cause significant concern in the community.”
He claimed that “significant resources” have been deployed to locate the suspect, described only as a teenage boy.
School officials confirmed that a “serious incident” had occurred and that the situation was “now under control.”
The school grounds are locked down and no one is allowed to enter or leave the premises while the police investigation continues.
The school authorities have spoken to the parents of the affected students directly.
So far, the motive for the attack has not been identified.
