Boy, 13, charged with 'knife possession and police attack' near Dalkeith school
Midlothian Council said it could not comment on an ongoing police investigation.
Thursday 16 May 2024 12:23, UK
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with carrying a knife and assaulting a police officer in Scotland.
It is understood teaching staff alerted a community police officer based at the Dalkeith school in Midlothian on Monday in response to a rumour a teenager may have been carrying a knife.
A boy was then reportedly approached by the officer at nearby Mayfield Park in the town during the school day.
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Tap hereMidlothian Council said it could not comment on an ongoing police investigation but confirmed "everyone in the school was safe".
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 13-year-old boy was charged in connection with offences including being in possession of a knife and police assault after an incident at a school in Dalkeith on Monday 13 May.
"A report will be submitted to the relevant authorities."