Winnipeg police say two students at Glenlawn Collegiate have been charged after a stabbing Wednesday.
The 16-year-olds got into an argument which turned physical, police say. One of the teens was stabbed once in the upper body and taken to hospital, but later released. The other teen was taken into custody with minor injuries.
The teen accused of the stabbing has been charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon while the teen stabbed was charged with assault. Both have been released on a promise to appear in court.
Several Glenlawn students spoke to Global News reporters, saying it was an altercation between two Grade 11 students.
While none of them actually saw what happened, Carson in Grade 12, and Anisa and Emily, both in Grade 11, said the incident happened outside in the ‘smoking lobby’ just before lunch while most students were still in class.
They believed one student challenged another about comments made about his girlfriend and the verbal fight got out of hand. They said one student stabbed the other in the abdominal area but the injury didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
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The students said the whole thing was very unexpected, but that school staff handled it extremely well.
According to the students, the school was not put into lockdown, but the area involved was blocked off.