The girl said she was going to stab a teacher

A teenager who stabbed three people at a school told students she was going to stab a teacher that morning, a jury has heard.

Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a student were stabbed to death at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on April 24.

A 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named because of her age, has admitted stabbing the three and having a knife at school, but denies attempted murder.

On the third day of the trial at Swansea Crown Court, jurors heard from a student who said the girl had told her on the morning of the attacks she was “going to do something stupid that could harm her”. [her] reported”.

The student, who also cannot be named due to her age, said the girl mentioned Ms Elias’ name when they were chatting in the toilet that morning.

The jury also heard a police interview with another student who was in the lower school hall during recess and said the girl told her she was going to stab Ms Elias that day.

The student said the girl “half-showed” her a knife that was in her bag minutes before the attacks.

“She [the girl] said she was going to stab someone or stab Ms. Elias,” the witness said.

“She always says things we don’t believe. I didn’t think she would stab her.”

The student’s witness explained how she saw the girl talking to Ms Elias when she was told she did not have permission to be in the lower hall of the school.

“There was no emotion on her face. It was like she had changed,” she added.

She also explained how the teenager had had “arguments” with Ms Elias in the past, adding that she often behaved “disrespectfully” at school and didn’t follow the rules.

The process continues.