Boy, 8, charged after alleged knife incident at Aberdeen school
Last updated 31st Jan 2018
An 8 year old boy's been charged over an alleged knife incident at an Aberdeen primary school.
It happened last Friday in the school's canteen - nobody was hurt.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We can confirm that an eight-year-old boy has been charged in connection with an alleged offence of threatening and abusive behaviour following an incident on January 26, 2018.
A report will be submitted to the Youth Justice Management Unit.
Local Sergeant Rob McLean said: "We work closely alongside our partners in education to ensure our schools and communities are safe places to learn.
"One such incident in our schools and communities is one too many and we have established a multi-agency response plan which includes a prompt assessment and follow-up to any incident, focusing on the support and welfare of all those involved."
An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident at a primary school on Friday 26th January and we would like to reassure parents and the public this was dealt with in strict accordance with our policies and procedures aimed at ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our children.
"As this is a police matter, it would not be appropriate to comment further.”