Girl (14) remanded over stabbing of girl (15) left with life changing injuries

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Court heard injured party had carotid artery severed during an allegedly pre-arranged fight

A 15-year-old girl whose carotid artery was severed in an allegedly pre-arranged fight has been left with life changing injuries, a court has heard.heard on Monday that the injuries allegedly inflicted by a 14-year-old girl were life changing and that the defendant had shown no remorse.

The officer claimed that during the call, the 14-year-old said “she had stabbed the victim.” She appeared at Lurgan PSNI station a short time later but the detective told the court “she had changed her clothes since the incident,” adding that “blood stained clothing was seized from her mother’s car,” along with her mobile phone.

“We have a screen shot of a conversation between the defendant and the injured party and both are arranging and agreeing to meet,” he told District JudgeWhile he claimed there had been messages “back and forward” between the girls since an apparent “verbals exchange” in Lurgan town centre that afternoon, the defendant’s solicitor said she “doesn’t accept” there had been messages sent.

Under cross examination from the schoolgirl’s solicitor, the officer agreed she had given a “full account” to police where she claimed she had “found the knife” on the ground. “It appears that the defendant doesn’t understand the seriousness of the offence involved,” said the detective adding that she has “shown little sympathy” for what happened.

 

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