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Boy, 7, ‘brandished kitchen knife' at fellow pupil as Scots schoolkids left ‘terrified' and cops investigating

Boy, 7, ‘brandished kitchen knife' at fellow pupil as Scots schoolkids left ‘terrified' and cops investigating

Scottish Sun15-05-2025

Concerned parents blasted the school for failing to provide full details of the incident
WEAPON TERROR Boy, 7, 'brandished kitchen knife' at fellow pupil as Scots schoolkids left 'terrified' and cops investigating
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COPS are probing claims a boy of seven took a blade into a school to attack a classmate.
The P3 pupil is said to have brandished a kitchen knife at Heathfield Primary in Ayr.
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A letter sent by Lyndsay McRoberts only mentions that there was an 'incident'
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Cops are investigating a "report of a child in possession of a knife"
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Teaachers allegedly stopped the boy and confiscated the knife
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Furious parents hit out at school bosses as cops confirmed they are investigating a 'report of a child in possession of a knife'.
It is claimed the P3 pupil brandished a kitchen knife at another lad before teachers confiscated it. He has since been excluded from school.
But a letter sent by a council chief six days later only mentions that there was an 'incident' at Heathfield Primary in Ayr.
The only official notification most parents received about the horror moment on May 8 came from Lyndsay McRoberts, South Ayrshire's Director of Education.
She wrote: 'While we are limited in what details can be shared beyond those directly involved, please be assured that the school acted appropriately and with the best interests of all children at heart.'
But one concerned mother, who asked to remain anonymous, criticised the school for failing to provide full details.
She told The Scottish Sun: 'It's alleged the child came into school with a kitchen knife in his bag.
'He shouted at a boy and tried to make his way to another classroom.
'The teachers apparently stopped him and confiscated the knife.
Moment pupil 'storms school with KNIFE' in front of terrified kids
'But the school have dealt with this dreadfully. I only found out about it through other parents. We weren't informed of anything that happened.
'We got a letter from the Director of Education nearly a week later. It didn't even specify what happened, never once mentioning a knife.
'It's all been kept very hush-hush. They've not taken into consideration the toll it has taken on the kids.
'They were terrified. This affects absolutely everybody in that playground and every parent sat at home worrying about their kids.'
A spokesman for South Ayrshire Council said: 'We can confirm there was an incident in a P3 class at Heathfield Primary School last week involving a seven-year-old child. At no point were any pupils in the class or staff harmed or threatened.
'The situation was resolved without disruption to the wider school. The child involved was excluded. Parents/carers with children in the class were notified of the incident last week.
'The police were also informed along with all other relevant agencies. Wider communication on this was subsequently sent to all parents/carers with children at the school.'
Police Scotland said: 'Around 9.20am on May 8 we received a report of a child in possession of a knife at a school in Ayr. Advice was given.'
We told in 2014 how a teacher at Heathfield Primary suffered broken ribs and a black eye after being hit by a nine-year-old P5 pupil.
Last month, cop were called to Mortlach Primary in Dufftown, Moray, after a blade was brought in. Also in April, a girl aged 12 was rushed to hospital after an alleged slashing at Hazlehead Academy, Aberdeen.
The Scottish Sun has revealed plans for an anti-knife campaign by the parents of Kory McCrimmon, 16, who was stabbed to death by a 13-year-old thug in a Glasgow park last May.

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