Girl who stabbed teachers in Welsh school had been considered for Prevent

Multi-agency report finds girl, 13, had fascination with Hitler, weapons and claimed to speak German and Russian

A teenager who was interested in Adolf Hitler had been considered for referral to the anti-terror programme Prevent before she stabbed three people at her school, a report has revealed.

The 13-year-old had a curiosity for war memorabilia and the Nazi dictator, a fascination with weapons, and claimed to speak German and Russian.

After she was found with a knife at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, a referral to the government’s anti-terror scheme was discussed but not pursued. The girl later armed herself with her father’s multi-tool and attacked teachers Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin and a pupil in April last year.

After her arrest she told police: “That’s one way to be a celebrity.”