Wounding, Heatley

Oct 28, 2019 @ 5:00pm

Police have arrested a girl following an alleged stabbing at Heatley today.

Just before midday, police were called to an educational facility where a student allegedly stabbed a teacher.

Police located a 11-year-old girl inside the school grounds armed with a knife.

Officers gave the girl multiple verbal commands prior to deploying a conductive energy device and taken into custody.

A 56-year-old woman suffered a small non-life-threatening wound to the back of her shoulder and was transported to Townsville Hospital as a precaution.

The 11-year-old girl is currently assisting police with their enquiries.

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