Two boys arrested after pupil 'stabbed in chest' at former school of Jill Dando
TWO school children were arrested after a pupil was injured at the former school of murdered BBC presenter Jill Dando.
Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare
Two 15-year-old boys were detained following the lunchtime incident involving what police described as "a small number" of pupils.
Officers were called to Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, at 1.45pm on Monday.
The injured boy was initially treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Bristol Children's Hospital for treatment.
Two boys have been arrested
It is not yet known how serious his injuries are but it is understood he was stabbed in the chest.
This is a contained and isolated incident involving a small number of pupils at the school
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "This is a contained and isolated incident involving a small number of pupils at the school and we'd like to reassure the public that there's no on-going risk to anyone else at the school or the local community.
"We're working closely with the school as our inquiry progresses and we want to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information which can assist us."
A spokesman for the school, which has 1,490 students aged 11 to 16, said: "There was an incident at lunchtime resulting in a student being injured.
"The ambulance and police were called, this was an isolated and contained incident.
Worle Community School is the former school of Jill Dando
"There is no ongoing risk to anyone at the school. The school and police will be carrying out a full investigation."
Ms Dando, shot dead aged 37 by an unknown killer on the doorstep of her London home in 1999, was a pupil at the school in her teens until 1978.
She later moved to Broadoak Sixth Form Centre in the town where she became head girl before joining the BBC.