BUFFALO, NY – A 16-year-old girl has been charged after stabbing a 17-year-old student at the Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management during a fight inside a bathroom.
Police did not release the names of the victim or suspect.
According to police, on Tuesday, September 13th, at around noon, the 16-year-old girl stabbed another student multiple times with a knife during a fight. The victim spent several days in the hospital after the attack and is still recovering from the incident.
“I want the youth in our community to understand that there are serious consequences to engaging in any criminal behavior – especially inside of a school. This violent behavior will not be tolerated and my office will continue to aggressively prosecute these cases in Youth Part. My thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victim as she recovers from the injuries she sustained during this attack,” said Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.