Shocking footage of a student stabbing a younger boy with a large kitchen knife during a savage assault has emerged online.
The disturbing incident occurred in the boys’ toilets at Chifley College’s Bidwill campus in western Sydney on February 6.
Footage showed the boy, aged 13, being punched in the face and pushed against a wall by a 15-year-old.
The older student then pulled out a large kitchen knife and held it out to the visibly frightened boy.
The violent attack continued when two other male students joined in and repeatedly punched and kicked the younger boy.
It did not appear that the boy was stabbed in the brutal attack.
New South Wales Police confirmed charges were subsequently laid.
“Police were informed that a 13-year-old boy was threatened and assaulted by three teenagers at school on February 6,” a spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia.
Shocking video of the moment a student pulled a knife on a classmate at Chifley College’s Bidwill campus has been posted on social media (image from video shown)
“During the assault, a knife was pulled.”
Police responded to a Bidwill home where they arrested a 15-year-old boy.
He was charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, stalking/intimidating with intent to fear, causing bodily harm, common assault and using a knife at school causing the person to fear for their safety.
The boy appeared in juvenile court on February 26.
Police said the matter has now been finalized.
The child is believed to be no longer in the public education system, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Other students involved in the incident were not charged, but were suspended from school.
This also included bystanders who did not participate in the attack.
It is understood a bullying seminar was held on the Bidwill campus shortly after the incident.
The student was punched in the face and pushed against a wall, before the attacker pulled out a large kitchen knife and held it towards the visibly frightened boy.
The young man was offered counseling and has since transferred to another Chifley College campus.
NSW Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car called the video “horrifying”.
“(This) should not happen anywhere, much less in our schools, where all children should feel safe,” he told the publication.
“NSW schools have zero tolerance for violent behavior and I understand the school took swift action in response to this incident.”
A spokesperson for the NSW Department of Education added: “All incidents are treated seriously and investigated, including by police, and support is offered to affected students or staff,” the spokesperson said.
A second terrifying knife incident took place on another Chifley College campus three months later.
The disturbing incident occurred in the boys’ toilets on the Chifley College Bidwill campus (pictured) on February 6.
The nearby Dunheved campus was locked down when a student arrived armed with a knife on May 9.
A teacher was injured while trying to take the knife from the student.
That same month, the New South Wales government introduced legislation to give police powers to use handheld scanners, or “wands,” to detect knives without a warrant in designated areas, such as on public transport or in shopping centres. .
The reforms were inspired by Queensland’s Jack’s Law, which was introduced after 17-year-old Jack Beasley was stabbed and killed on a night out.