{"id":55843,"date":"2026-03-13T00:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=55843"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:41:11","slug":"those-four-words-in-a-text-message-are-now-haunting-parents-a-chilling-message-sent-from-inside-a-locked-down-school-in-norwich-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-stabbing-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=55843","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThose four words in a text message are now haunting parents\u2026\u201d A chilling message sent from inside a locked-down school in Norwich is sending shockwaves through the stabbing investigation involving a teenage girl. During the chaos, one student quietly texted home: \u201cI\u2019m really scared.\u201d The message came as teachers rushed to barricade classroom doors with tables and cabinets, while students hid under desks and were told to silence their phones as the suspect was still unaccounted for. The tension escalated when armed police and drones surrounded the school before officers eventually arrested a 16-year-old boy, bringing the terrifying lockdown to an end. Outside, desperate parents waited for any news about their children. Now, students are revealing what those frightening minutes inside the classrooms actually felt like \u2014 not knowing where the attacker was."},"content":{"rendered":"
Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy after a teenage girl was stabbed at a secondary school.<\/p>\n
The victim was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident at Thorpe St Andrew School, near Norwich, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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Pupils were told to switch off their phones and hide under their desks when the school was put into lockdown at about 10:25 GMT, the BBC has been told.<\/p>\n
Norfolk Police said the boy was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after searches of the area.<\/p>\n
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He was taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning and remains in custody.<\/p>\n
Laundry Lane remained shut in the aftermath of the incident, while images circulated on social media showed armed officers searching the school.<\/p>\n
In an update from the force at 17:49, it said while it had previously reported the boy who had been arrested was 16, he was actually 15.<\/p>\n
The force added the road was reopened at about 14:00 and multiple police cordons remained in place around the school.<\/p>\n
Officers would be conducting reassurance patrols both at the school and around the area, police said.<\/p>\n\n
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Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School at 10:24 GMT [Shaun Whitmore\/BBC]<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An email sent to parents in the evening confirmed the school would reopen on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday was obviously an incredibly traumatic day for our school community,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been assured by the police that the event was an isolated incident, there are no ongoing concerns and that the community is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Norwich North MP Alice MacDonald said the stabbing was \u201cdeeply alarming\u201d [Qays Najm\/BBC]<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Earlier, about 150 parents gathered at the school gates as they awaited news on their children, some of whom had messaged to say they were scared and hiding in classrooms.<\/p>\n
In an email to parents, the school confirmed the victim was a pupil and said it \u201cwent into full lockdown, with all children staying in their classroom with their teacher\u201d.<\/p>\n
The school announced it would close at 13:00, and students began to emerge a few minutes later.<\/p>\n
Sixteen-year-old Letizia was in a maths class when it was decided everyone should barricade the classroom door.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought at first it could be a drill, but then we started locking everything and I saw the teachers walking through the corridors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone then started to panic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Pictures shared with the BBC show some children hiding underneath their desks [Supplied]<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Letizia found out about what happened after seeing it on the news.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cIt\u2019s so upsetting something happened at school. It\u2019s a good school, but this was very weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her father, Leon, 35, who rushed to the scene, added: \u201cThe police couldn\u2019t tell us anything. You are standing there in the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Leon rushed to pick his daughter, Letizia, up from school after hearing of the stabbing [Shaun Whitmore\/BBC]<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Genevieve, a trusted adult of a 17-year-old student, was one of the people who headed to the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were all really frightened. All the blinds had been closed,\u201d she said of the pupils.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven the teacher in her classroom is under the desks with them and they aren\u2019t leaving.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we are all feeling a bit sick inside. We just want to have cuddles and know everyone is all right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n