A fight between two 16-year-old girls at Mendenhall High School ended in a stabbing.The Simpson County Sheriff’s Department said the two students were fighting in a bathroom at the school at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday when one of the students pulled out a knife and stabbed the other student multiple times.Staff members at the school had already separated the students when deputies and an ambulance arrived.The injured student was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where authorities said she was stable and talking.The other student was taken into custody and will be taken to a detention center, where she will await an appearance in Simpson County Youth Court.The incident remains under investigation.
A fight between two 16-year-old girls at Mendenhall High School ended in a stabbing.
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Department said the two students were fighting in a bathroom at the school at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday when one of the students pulled out a knife and stabbed the other student multiple times.
Staff members at the school had already separated the students when deputies and an ambulance arrived.
The injured student was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where authorities said she was stable and talking.
The other student was taken into custody and will be taken to a detention center, where she will await an appearance in Simpson County Youth Court.
The incident remains under investigation.
