Police issue update after triple stabbing at Ammanford school

The three people taken to hospital after a stabbing at a Welsh school have all been released from hospital. Dyfed Powys Police issued the update in a statement on Thursday, April 25 after the incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Amman yesterday.

Two teachers were injured as well as a pupil and were taken to hospitals in Swansea and Cardiff. On Thursday, Dyfed Powys Police said they had all been released and were recovering at home. A statement from the police said: "All three victims have now been discharged from hospital, having been treated for knife injuries."

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Police remain at the school on Thursday and will be there all day as the CID-led investigation progresses. The school is closed to its 1,600 pupils and will likely not reopen fully until Monday - you can read more details of that here, and follow our live updates from Ammanford here.

A teenage girl remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The teachers were stabbed while trying to help when a pupil was attacked, Jonathan Edwards, Independent MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, told Channel 5 News.

Carmarthenshire superintendent Ross Evans said: “As can be expected with an incident as serious as this, there will continue to be a police presence at the school throughout the day today. Officers at the scene will be looking for evidence to assist the investigation, while other specialist teams will analyse any information submitted through our dedicated web page.

"We understand the level of concern in the community as people try to process the incident. We urge anyone affected by yesterday’s events to seek support, and not to share any videos, photos or information that might cause further distress to pupils or parents at the school. We continue to work with Carmarthenshire County Council and other agencies as they provide support to those affected by yesterday’s events.”

Meanwhile, Darrel Campbell, the teacher who restrained the alleged Ammanford school attacker, does not think of himself as a hero, his brother has said. Speaking to the PA news agency, Cefin Campbell, the Senedd member for Mid and West Wales, said: "He's embarrassed by all the attention that he's had, he certainly doesn't consider himself a hero in any way.

"He just told me he just did what most people would have done - he acted instinctively, he saw the danger and took action. He really wants to play down anything more than just being a normal citizen, albeit a teacher in a school facing a very challenging situation."

He added: "He retired officially last year, but he has been re-employed on a part-time basis. I think it's three days a week he's working now but more on the pastoral care element of the school life."